Epsilon Rocket Launches ASNARO-2 Radar Satellite

Launch Updates: Video Credit: JAXA Japan’s third Epsilon rocket lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center on Kyushu Island at 21:06:11 UTC on January 17, 2018 with the ASNARO-2 radar-imaging satellite joining a program dedicated to the creation of a high-performance small satellite platform that can match the capabilities of flagship satellite missions. The 570-Kilogram satellite was deployed into the target orbit 53 minutes after launch and Epsilon left an impressive d