For the first time … Japanese rocket Epsilon transports seven satellites in space

09:59 18.01.2019(Last update 10:00 am 18.01.2019) Copy link

The launch Friday morning of the Japanese missile Epsilon 4 from the Space Center of Ochinawara, in the province of Kagoshima, in the southwest of the country, was a success.

Japan's Nippon site said the rocket was 26 meters long and seven satellites.

The missile managed to place the largest satellites in orbit at 514 kilometers, about 50 minutes after launch, and the remaining six satellites must be placed in orbit separately.

The Japanese space agency JAXA has developed the series of Epsilon missiles in order to launch small satellites into orbit at low cost. Epsilon 1 was launched six years ago.

Satellites are being developed by private sector companies and universities, one testing a transmitter and camera components manufactured by private sector companies, while the other is experimenting with technology to produce industrial meteorites.

The Japanese site said that JAXA had borne the cost of launching Epsilon 4, which represents about 5.5 billion yen (about $ 50 million), in order to encourage the private sector to join the industry. space exploration. satellites ".