Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

ASNARO-2

Epsilon

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 · 21:06 UTC

Mission

/01

ASNARO-2 (Advanced Satellite with New system ARchitecture for Observation) is an advanced small X-band radar satellite for Earth observation for Japan. Satellite weighs about 495 kg and is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Epsilon

Launch Pad

Mu Center

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

31.251° N, 131.082° E

33

Pad Launches

39

Location Launches

30

Agency Launches

7

Orbital This Year

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