A small, solid-fueled Japanese launch vehicle developed as a lower-cost successor to the M-V, using autonomous check-out systems to reduce launch preparation time and staff. It has launched Japanese scientific satellites and small technology-demonstration payloads.
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Vehicle ClassLight-lift solid-fuel expendable launch vehicle 2 Manufacturer First Flight Date StatusOperational, though grounded periodically after a 2022 launch failure while its enlarged Epsilon S variant is developed. 2 Status
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Source Epsilon (rocket) (Wikipedia)
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1. Epsilon (rocket) (Wikipedia)
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The Epsilon Launch Vehicle, or Epsilon rocket (イプシロンロケット, Ipushiron roketto) (formerly Advanced Solid Rocket), is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
Has Vehicle Class: Small-Lift Launch Vehicle, Introduction
It is capable of placing a 590 kg payload into Sun-synchronous orbit.
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Japanese low-cost solid propellant launch vehicle. Uses the H2A's solid rocket booster SRB-A3 as its first stage.
- Operated By: JAXA
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