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Epsilon | RAISE-3 & others

Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyMu Center — Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
RAISE-3 & others
Type
Technology
Target orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated
Fail reason
Flight Termination System activated at T+06:28 after rocket was observed not in correct attitude for normal 2nd/3rd stage separation.

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Epsilon
Family
Epsilon
Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Type
Government
Country
JPN

launch site

Pad
Mu Center
Location
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Country
JPN
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo