Epsilon S | JV-LOTUSat-1
Programma
Pad
The Uchinoura Space Center is a space launch facility in the Japanese town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture. All of Japan's scientific satellites were launched from Uchinoura prior to the M-V launch vehicles being decommissioned in 2006. It continues to be used for suborbital launches, stratospheric balloons and has also been used for the Epsilon orbital launch vehicle. Additionally, the center has antennas for communication with interplanetary space probes.
Rocket
The Epsilon S rocket is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It is a follow-on project to the larger and more expensive M-V rocket which was retired in 2006. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) began developing the Epsilon in 2007. The first stage is based on SRB-3, the strap-on solid-rocket booster of H3
Full Name: Epsilon S
Maiden Flight: 2013-09-14
Total Launch Count: 0
Successful Launches: 0
Failed Launches: 0
Mission
Mission Name: JV-LOTUSat-1
Type: Earth Science
Description: Vietnamese Synthetic Aperture Radar Earth observation satellite build by NEC Corporation of Japan, based on Japan's ASNARO 2 satellite and the NEXTAR NX-300L satellite bus. The satellite will contribute to measures against natural disasters and climate change in Vietnam.
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-11-26T02:56:00ZMoved back to 2025 TBD due to another test firing failure for qualification of the Epsilon-S 2nd stage motor.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-07-13T03:23:18ZNET February 2025.