NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

SPRINT-B

Launch Time
Tue Dec 20, 2016 11:00 UTC

First flight of the three-stage variant of Epsilon.

Rocket

Epsilon
Image Credit: JAXA
JAXA
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 1,612 kN
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 26.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.5 m
Fairing Height: 9.19 m

Mission Details

SPRINT-B

SPRINT-B, or Arase, formerly known as Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG), is a scientific satellite to study the Van Allen belts. It was developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of JAXA.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 350.0 kg
Elliptical

Location

Mu Pad, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Stats

2016

82nd orbital launch attempt

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

2nd mission
1st mission of 2016
2nd successful mission

Epsilon

2nd mission
1st mission of 2016
2nd successful mission