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Jan. 18, 2018 (JST)
Epsilon-3 Launch with ASNARO-2 Aboard
At 6:06:11 a.m. (Japan Standard Time) January 18, 2017, JAXA launched Epsilon-3, the third Epsilon launch vehicle which encapsulates NEC Small radar satellite "ASNARO-2", from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Center.
The launch occurred on time. The launch and flight of Epsilon-3 took place normally. Approximately 52 minutes 35 seconds into the flight, the separation of ASNARO-2 proceeded, with confirmation as successful.
ASNARO-2 satellite
The project is the second for the ASNARO program, which stands for Advanced Satellite with New System ARchitecture for Observation.
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