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SPRINT-A

Epsilon launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on September 14, 2013, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 14, 2013 · 05:00 UTCLaunch 2013-049Launch no. 5,317 in the log
RocketEpsilon
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad EP
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyJAXAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 14, 2013, 05:00
Launch designation
2013-049
Flight name
SPRINT-A
Vehicle flight ID
E-1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,156 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.340 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Hisaki2013-049ANORAD 39253Institute of Space and Astronautical SciAstronomy340 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.