Fusée
Epsilon
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Japon
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.
- Constructeur
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Premier vol
- 14 septembre 2013
- Lancements
- 6
- Réussis
- 5
- Échoués
- 1
- Taux de réussite
- 83,3%
- Hauteur
- 24,4 m
- Diamètre
- 2,5 m
- Masse au décollage
- 91 t
- Réutilisable
- non