JAXA Epsilon S JV-LOTUSat-1
Epsilon S
Status
TBD
Date
31 DEC 2026
00:00
Launch Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Launch Pad
Mu Center
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Mission Overview
Vietnamese Synthetic Aperture Radar Earth observation satellite build by NEC Corporation of Japan, based on Japan's ASNARO 2 satellite and the NEXTAR NX-300L satellite bus. The satellite will contribute to measures against natural disasters and climate change in Vietnam.
Rocket
Epsilon S
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Epsilon S 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. The first stage is based on SRB-3, the strap-on solid-rocket booster of H3
Height
24.4 m
Diameter
2.5 m
Launch Mass
91 T
Thrust
2,158 kN