LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Nov 09 2021
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
RAISE-2 & Others
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(12:55 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(12:48 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(12:59 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
EpsilonDescription:
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.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Test Flight
- 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).
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Pad
Mu Center