Epsilon S | JV-LOTUSat-1

Earth Science

Time to liftoff

Targeting 2026

Target Window

2026

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Year

— Mission

JV-LOTUSat-1

Sun-Synchronous Orbit· SSO

Vietnamese Synthetic Aperture Radar Earth observation satellite build by NEC Corporation of Japan, based on Japan's ASNARO 2 satellite and the NEXTAR NX-300L satellite bus. The satellite will contribute to measures against natural disasters and climate change in Vietnam.

— Rocket

Epsilon

Epsilon S

The Epsilon S 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. The first stage is based on SRB-3, the strap-on solid-rocket booster of H3

Length: 24.4 m
Diameter: 2.5 m
Launch Mass: 91 t
Maiden Flight: 2013

Launches

Success

Failures

— Launch Provider

Government

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Est. 2003 · Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.

Total

Success

Pending

Epsilon S | JV-LOTUSat-1

JV-LOTUSat-1

Epsilon S

Mu Center

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency