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RAISE-2

Epsilon launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on November 9, 2021, carrying 11 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 9, 2021 · 00:55 UTCLaunch 2021-102Launch no. 6,144 in the log
RocketEpsilonvariant 2PBS
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad EP
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyJAXAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 9, 2021, 00:55
Launch designation
2021-102
Flight name
RAISE-2
Vehicle flight ID
E-5

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
579 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.553 t
Payloads
11
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Asutarisuku2021-102ANORAD 49395Chiba Institute of TechnologySpace science4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 25, 2025
Oruri2021-102BNORAD 49396Teikyo Scientific UniversityTechnology52 kgIn orbit
RAISE-22021-102CNORAD 49397Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTechnology110 kgIn orbit
NanoDragon2021-102DNORAD 49398National Satellite Center, Vietnam Academy of Science and TeCommunications4 kgIn orbit
Z-SAT2021-102ENORAD 49399MHI Guidance and Propulsion (Meiyo)Optical imaging46 kgIn orbit
Hibari2021-102FNORAD 49400Tokyo Inst of TechnologyTechnology55 kgIn orbit
DRUMS2021-102GNORAD 49401Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Co.Technology46 kgIn orbit
KOSEN-12021-102HNORAD 49402Kochi Technical CollegeAstronomy3 kgIn orbit
ARICA2021-102JNORAD 49403Aoyama Gakuin UniversityAstronomy1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 15, 2026
DRUMS Target 12021-102MNORAD 55685Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Co.Technology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 5, 2024
DRUMS Target 22021-102NNORAD 58954Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Co.Technology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 15, 2025

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