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A Japanese Epsilon rocket lifted off at 0050:20 GMT Friday (7:50:20 p.m. EST Thursday) from the Uchinoura Space Center in southwestern Japan. Credit: JAXA Seven small satellites launched aboard a Japanese Epsilon rocket Friday, including a diverse suite of tech demo payloads and a spacecraft designed to create an artificial meteor shower next year that…

Live coverage of the countdown and launch Japan’s Epsilon rocket with seven small Japanese and Vietnamese technology demonstration satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. JAXA’s live video stream begins at approximately 0025 GMT (7:25 p.m. EST) and will be available on this page.