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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
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Full Name
Epsilon

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$39000000
Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
590.0 kg

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

(JAXA)

Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa Founded: 2003 Successes: 33 Failures: 4 Pending: 2

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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