Epsilon

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The Epsilon Launch Vehicle, or Epsilon rocket , is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It is a follow-on project to the larger and more expensive M-V rocket which was retired in 2006. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) began developing the Epsilon in 2007. It is capable of placing a 590 kg payload into Sun-synchronous orbit.

Epsilon Rocket Monument KimotsukiEpsilon Rocket Monument Kimotsuki
Epsilon Launch Vehicle, 1 20thEpsilon Launch Vehicle, 1 20th
Spacecraft models at Tsukuba Space CenterSpacecraft models at Tsukuba Space Center
Spacecraft models at Tsukuba Space CenterSpacecraft models at Tsukuba Space Center
Model of IHI`s Epsilon Launch Vehicle on display at the 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.Model of IHI's Epsilon Launch Vehicle on display at the 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
Model of IHI`s Epsilon Launch Vehicle on display at the 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.Model of IHI's Epsilon Launch Vehicle on display at the 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
Rockets of NASDAandJAXA scalemodels-atJAXATsukubaSpaceDome20250607Rockets of NASDAandJAXA scalemodels-atJAXATsukubaSpaceDome20250607