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ERG

Epsilon launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on December 20, 2016, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 20, 2016 · 11:00 UTCLaunch 2016-080Launch no. 5,609 in the log
RocketEpsilonvariant 2
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad EP
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyJAXAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 20, 2016, 11:00
Launch designation
2016-080
Flight name
ERG
Vehicle flight ID
E-2

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
32,424 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.350 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Arase2016-080ANORAD 41896Institute of Space and Astronautical SciSpace science350 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.