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革新的衛星技術実証2号機/イプシロンロケット5号機打上げライブ中継・LIVE: Launch of the Epsilon-5 with Innovative Satellites 2 onboard

2021年10月7日9時51分、イプシロンロケット5号機による革新的衛星技術実証2号機の打上げの様子を打上げ30分前からライブ配信します(番組開始は9時15分を予定)。Please join us for the live coverage of the launch of the Epsilon-5 with ...

革新的衛星技術実証2号機/イプシロンロケット5号機打上げライブ中継


RAISE-2 & others

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Low Earth Orbit Mu Center Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

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).

Updates

SwGustav • Nov. 9, 2021, 2:27 a.m.

Launch success confirmed per webcast


SwGustav • Nov. 9, 2021, 12:56 a.m.

Liftoff


Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 6, 2021, 8:36 a.m.

New launch date and time.


Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 5, 2021, 6:36 a.m.

Launch delayed due to weather, no new date announced yet.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 28, 2021, 7 a.m.

Confirmation of new launch window


Epsilon

Family:
Configuration:

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.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    3
  • Max Stage
    4
  • Length
    24.4 m
  • Diameter
    2.5 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.5 m
  • Launch Mass
    91.0 T
  • Thrust
    2271.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Epsilon
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Epsilon
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $39000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    590.0 kg

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

(JAXA)

Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa Founded: 2003 Successes: 33 Failures: 4 Pending: 3

Agency Type:

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.

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