JAXA Epsilon RAISE-2 & others
Epsilon
Status
Success
Date
9 NOV 2021
00:55
Launch Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Launch Pad
Mu Center
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Mission Overview
8 payloads will fly on this mission : "RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-2" (RAISE-2), DRUMS (Debris Removal Unprecedented Micro-Satellite), Hibari, Z-Sat, and four CubeSat (ASTERISC, ARICA, NANODRAGON, KOSEN-1).
Rocket
Epsilon
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth 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