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Epsilon

Part of J-1

Japanese low-cost solid propellant launch vehicle. Uses the H2A's solid rocket booster SRB-A3 as its first stage. Second stage uses the M-34c solid motor, an improved version of the third stage of the old ISAS M-V rocket. Third stage is the KM-V2b, derived from the KM-V2 kick motor used as the insertion stage for the Hayabusa probe in 2003. Final stage is a new liquid propulsion Post-Boost System (PBS) with 8 x 50N thrusters.

Status: Active. First Launch: 2013-09-14. Last Launch: 2019-01-18. Number: 4 .

Family: all-solid, orbital launch vehicle. Country: Japan. Spacecraft: NEXTAR NX-300L.

2013 September 14 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: J-1. Launch Vehicle: Epsilon.

Hisaki - . Payload: SPRINT A. Mass: 340 kg (740 lb). Nation: Japan. Class: Astronomy. Type: Astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: NEXTAR NX-300L. USAF Sat Cat: 39253 . COSPAR: 2013-049A. Apogee: 1,156 km (718 mi). Perigee: 951 km (590 mi). Inclination: 29.72 deg. Period: 106.27 min.
Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere; carryied a 0.20-meter silicon carbide mirror with an extreme ultraviolet spectrometer observing in the 550 to 1450 Angstrom range, used to study the exospheres of planets in our solar system. First launch of Japan's Epsilon solid propellant launch vehicle.

2016 December 20 - . 11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. LV Family: J-1. Launch Vehicle: Epsilon.

Arase - . Payload: ARASE (ERG). Nation: Japan. Class: Science. Type: Science satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41896 . COSPAR: 2016-080A. Apogee: 32,259 km (20,044 mi). Perigee: 228 km (141 mi). Inclination: 31.40 deg.
Second Epsilon rocket launched the 350 kg ERG geospace science satellite into elliptical orbit. ERG carried experiments to study energetic particles, waves and fields in the magnetosphere. After launch, ERG was renamed 'Arase' (rough water, a metaphor for the dynamic magnetic storms of geospace). The second Epsilon uses a new second stage, the M-35. The first flight in 2013 used a derivative of the M-34 from the old M-V rocket. The M-35, with a mass of 17200 kg, was a growth version sized to match the 2.6m diameter of the larger Epsilon first stage. The third stage was the KM-V2c, with minor improvements compared to the previous mission's KM-V2b. The PBS liquid post-boost 4th stage was not included on this flight.

2018 January 17 - . 21:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima EP. LV Family: J-1. Launch Vehicle: Epsilon.

ASNARO-2 - . Payload: ASNARO 2. Nation: Japan. USAF Sat Cat: 43152 . COSPAR: 2018-007A. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Perigee: 497 km (308 mi). Inclination: 97.41 deg. Period: 94.59 min. See ASNARO 2. ..

2019 January 18 - . 00:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: J-1. Launch Vehicle: Epsilon.

RAPIS - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43932 . COSPAR: 2019-003A. Apogee: 511 km (317 mi). Perigee: 497 km (308 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.70 min. See RAPIS 1. 0932LT SSO..

RiseSat - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43933 . COSPAR: 2019-003B. Apogee: 514 km (319 mi). Perigee: 489 km (303 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.65 min. See Hodoyoshi 2 (RISESat). 0932LT SSO..

MicroDragon - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43934 . COSPAR: 2019-003C. Apogee: 512 km (318 mi). Perigee: 489 km (303 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.63 min. See MicroDragon. 0932LT SSO..

OrigamiSat-1 - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43935 . COSPAR: 2019-003D. Apogee: 513 km (318 mi). Perigee: 488 km (303 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.62 min. See OrigamiSat 1 (FO 98, Fuji-OSCAR 98). 0932LT SSO..

Aoba-VELOX IV - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43936 . COSPAR: 2019-003E. Apogee: 514 km (319 mi). Perigee: 480 km (290 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.56 min. See AOBA-VELOX 4. 0932LT SSO..

Nexus - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43937 . COSPAR: 2019-003F. Apogee: 513 km (318 mi). Perigee: 479 km (297 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.54 min. See NEXUS (FO 99, Fuji-OSCAR 99). 0932LT SSO..

ALE-1 - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43938 . COSPAR: 2019-003G. Apogee: 514 km (319 mi). Perigee: 479 km (297 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.54 min. See ALE 1. 0932LT SSO..

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