JAXA Epsilon ASNARO-2
Epsilon
Status
Success
Date
17 JAN 2018
21:06
Launch Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Launch Pad
Mu Center
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Mission Overview
ASNARO-2 (Advanced Satellite with New system ARchitecture for Observation) is an advanced small X-band radar satellite for Earth observation for Japan. Satellite weighs about 495 kg and is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit.
Rocket
Epsilon
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Rocket Details
The Epsilon rocket is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It is a follow-on project to the larger and more expensive M-V rocket which was retired in 2006. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) began developing the Epsilon in 2007. It is capable of placing a 590 kg payload into Sun-synchronous orbit.
Height
24.4 m
Diameter
2.5 m
Launch Mass
91 T
Thrust
2,271 kN