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Epsilon | Hisaki (SPRINT-A)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Epsilon · Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 27th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,319th orbital launch attempt

September 14, 2013Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Sep 14, 05:00Sep 14, 05:00 UTC

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Hisaki (SPRINT-A)

Hisaki, also known as the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) is a Japanese ultraviolet astronomy satellite operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Hisaki carries an extreme ultraviolet spectrometer which will be used to study the composition of the atmospheres and the behavior of the magnetospheres of the planets of the Solar System.

Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

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