Epsilon | ERG (ARASE)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Epsilon · Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 28th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,612th orbital launch attempt
December 20, 2016Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 20, 11:00 – Dec 20, 12:00 UTC
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ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace)
The ERG  (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace) project is a mission to study the Van Allen belts. The task is to elucidate how highly charged electrons are born while they generate and vanish repeatedly along with space storms caused by the disturbance of solar wind, influenced by space storms, and how space storms are developed.
Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
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- イプシロンロケット2号機によるジオスペース探査衛星「あらせ」の打ち上げ Launch Report of "ARASE" (ERG) by Epsilon-2 — JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
- ジオスペース探査衛星（ERG）/イプシロンロケット2号機 打ち上げ [ ERG/Epsilon-2 Launch Live Broadcast ] — JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
