Epsilon-1 was the sole Test Flight Model and the maiden vehicle of Japan’s Epsilon lineage. It launched from Uchinoura on 14 September 2013 and successfully deployed the SPRINT-A extreme-ultraviolet astronomy satellite, subsequently named HISAKI.
Identity
Aliases
First Epsilon Launch VehicleEpsilon Test Flightイプシロンロケット試験機
Name
Epsilon-1
Slug
epsilon-1
Status
retired
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Description
Epsilon-1 was the sole Test Flight Model and the maiden vehicle of Japan’s Epsilon lineage. It launched from Uchinoura on 14 September 2013 and successfully deployed the SPRINT-A extreme-ultraviolet astronomy satellite, subsequently named HISAKI.