TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A rocket made by a Taiwanese company crashed shortly after its launch from the Japanese island of Hokkaido, reports said Saturday.

The aim of the project had been to reach the Karman Line, an imaginary line 100 kilometers above sea level seen as the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space, the Liberty Times reported. The rocket was made by Tispace Inc., based in Miaoli, and its Japanese subsidiary, Jtspace.

The rocket took off from Hokkaido Space Port at 11:40 a.m. local time, but it was soon seen drifting, with smoke escaping. Footage of the launch was shown by NHK News on its website.

Nobody was reported injured in the incident, and the rocket was not carrying any payload. The first launch of a foreign-made rocket from Hokkaido served to test its engine’s capabilities, the report said.

A successful journey to the Karman Line would have meant that Taiwanese satellites would no longer have to depend on foreign-made rockets.