JAXA Epsilon ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace) - space launch mission detailed information

When is JAXA Epsilon ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace)? Launch date 20/DEC/2016 — Epsilon rocket launch by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency from Mu Center.

JAXA Epsilon ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace) launch date, launch time, live countdown, live stream and mission status (Success) — tracked on Space Realm.

JAXA Epsilon ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace)

Name: JAXA Epsilon ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace)
Start: 2016-12-20T11:00:00.000Z
Location: Mu Center

Epsilon

Status

Success

Date

20 DEC 2016

11:00

Launch Provider

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Launch Pad

Mu Center

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Mission Overview

The ERGâ€‰ (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace) project is a mission to study the Van Allen belts. The task is to elucidate how highly charged electrons are born while they generate and vanish repeatedly along with space storms caused by the disturbance of solar wind, influenced by space storms, and how space storms are developed.

Rocket

Epsilon

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

watch on source

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