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ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace)
Earth Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)Government
Epsilon
Ellipticalorbit
The ERG  (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace) project is a mission to study the Van Allen belts. The task is to elucidate how highly charged electrons are born while they generate and vanish repeatedly along with space storms caused by the disturbance of solar wind, influenced by space storms, and how space storms are developed.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 11:00 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,612
JAXA Mission
#28
Pad Launch
#32
Location Launch
#37
Designator
2016-080
Launch Window
NET
Dec 20, 2016, 11:00 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Epsilon Specs
The Epsilon 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. It is capable of placing a 590 kg payload into Sun-synchronous orbit.
Length
24.4 m
Diameter
2.5 m
Launch Mass
91 t
Thrust
2,271 kN
SSO Capacity
590 kg
Launch Cost
$39M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2013
Fastest Turnaround
11mo 6d
Total Launches
6
Successful
5
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: Sep 14, 2013
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
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.
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Local Launch Time
Dec 20, 2016, 8:00 PM
Total Launches
43
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
31.2519, 131.0819
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.
Founded
2003
Administrator
Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa
Total Launches
37
Successful
33
Failed
4
Pending
2
Consecutive Success
2