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Epsilon
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Giappone
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.
- Costruttore
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Primo volo
- 14 settembre 2013
- Lanci
- 6
- Riusciti
- 5
- Falliti
- 1
- Tasso di successo
- 83,3%
- Altezza
- 24,4 m
- Diametro
- 2,5 m
- Massa al decollo
- 91 t
- Riutilizzabile
- no