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Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyLaunch FailureTechnologyEpsilon
Launched 2022-10-12 00:50:43 UTCMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Flight Termination System activated at T+06:28 after rocket was observed not in correct attitude for normal 2nd/3rd stage separation.
From Launch Library 2 · confirmed as a launch failure
Launch failure
Target: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Epsilon lifted off with RAISE-3 & others, but the launch failed.
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No cause has been given yet. What Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
RAISE-3 (RApid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite-3) was a satellite for on-orbit demonstrations of 7 demonstration components and equipment selected by public solicitation. The satellite was to be operated in response to requests from the demonstration theme proposers, and will provide experimental data of the demonstration devices and environmental data during the experiments.
The launch is also carrying QPS-SAR 3 & 4 radar Earth observation satellites for iQPS, and 5 cubesats for various Japanese institutions & companies.
Launch Provider
Government · Japan · Founded 2003 · Administrator Hiroshi Yamakawa
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.
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Height
24.4m
Diameter
2.5m
Liftoff thrust
2,271kN
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