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Epsilon: Hisaki (SPRINT-A)

Hisaki, also known as the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) is a Japanese ultraviolet astronomy satellite operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Hisaki carries an extreme ultraviolet spectrometer which will be used to study the composition of the atmospheres and the behavior of the magnetospheres of the planets of the Solar System.

Saturday, 14 September 2013
Epsilon: Hisaki (SPRINT-A)

Mission Data

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
🇯🇵Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyEst. 2003
Launch VehicleEpsilon
Vehicle FamilyEpsilon
Vehicle Record5 of 6 launches (83.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record33 successes / 4 failures (89%)
Success Streak2 consecutive
Mission TypeAstrophysics
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadMu Center
Location🇯🇵 Uchinoura Space Center, Japan JPN
Orbital Launches This Year#51
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad36
Launches From This Site43
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Epsilon

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.

Launch Site

Mu Center · 31.2510°N 131.0821°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.