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Epsilon: RAPIS-1 & others
A rideshare mission to launch experimental microsats and cubesats. Main payload is RAPIS-1 (RAPid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite 1), which will test several new technologies in space.
Friday, 18 January 2019
Mission Data
🇯🇵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 TypeDedicated Rideshare
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadMu Center
Location🇯🇵 Uchinoura Space Center, Japan JPN
Orbital Launches This Year#4
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.