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  • Epsilon rocket launches Japanese ERG mission

    Epsilon rocket launches Japanese ERG mission

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    Japan’s Epsilon rocket conducted its second flight Tuesday, orbiting JAXA’s ERG satellite to study Earth’s radiation belts. Liftoff from the Uchinoura Space Centre was on schedule at 20:00 local time (11:00 UTC), the opening of what was an hour-long launch window. Epsilon-2 Mission: The Exploration of Energisation and Radiation in Geospace (ERG) mission will be…

  • Timeline of events during Epsilon rocket’s launch with the ERG mission

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    The ground track for the Epsilon rocket’s launch with Japan’s ERG mission. Credit: JAXA An Epsilon rocket is set to send a Japanese space weather research probe into an orbit stretching more than 20,000 miles (33,000 kilometers) above Earth to investigate how the Van Allen radiation belts shrink and swell with variable solar activity. The Exploration of…

  • Busy December to mark end of year global launch salvo

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    Up to 15 orbital launches are set to take place during a very busy December, not counting the opening mission of the month that resulted in the loss of the Progress MS-04 cargo ship that was set to dock with the ISS over the weekend. This month is likely to include the highly anticipated return…

  • Japan’s Epsilon launches with SPRINT-A

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    Japan’s Epsilon rocket has made its maiden launch carrying JAXA’s SPRINT-A ultraviolet astronomy satellite early on Saturday morning. Liftoff from the Uchinoura Space Centre was delayed from last month after the first launch attempt was scrubbed due to issues during the latter part of the countdown.   Japanese Launch Overview: Epsilon, which will replace the…