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Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyEpsilonMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
RAISE-3 & others
Launched
October 12, 2022
Summary
RAISE-3 & others launched on a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Epsilon from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on October 12, 2022. The mission failed: Flight Termination System activated at T+06:28 after rocket was observed not in correct attitude for normal 2nd/3rd stage separation. It was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 35th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,317th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Epsilon flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- Result
- Flight Termination System activated at T+06:28 after rocket was observed not in correct attitude for normal 2nd/3rd stage separation.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Epsilon flight · 1st this yearJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 35th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,317th orbital launch attempt135th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
RAISE-3 (RApid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite-3) was a satellite for on-orbit demonstrations of 7 demonstration components and equipment selected by public solicitation. The satellite was to be operated in response to requests from the demonstration theme proposers, and will provide experimental data of the demonstration devices and environmental data during the experiments. The launch is also carrying QPS-SAR 3 & 4 radar Earth observation satellites for iQPS, and 5 cubesats for various Japanese institutions & companies.
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 43rd from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
336 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch failure
Show 6 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2022 · source
Webcast live
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2022 · source
Launch rescheduled to October 12
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/9/2022 · source
Launch delayed due to unspecified problem with the launch vehicle; new date TBD
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/5/2022 · source
Added launch date and time
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/8/2022 · source
Added launch under preparations right now
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/11/2022 · source
Questions
When did RAISE-3 & others launch?
RAISE-3 & others launched on October 12, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did RAISE-3 & others fail?
Flight Termination System activated at T+06:28 after rocket was observed not in correct attitude for normal 2nd/3rd stage separation.
Where can I watch RAISE-3 & others?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched RAISE-3 & others?
Epsilon, flown by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Epsilon spec sheet
Where did RAISE-3 & others launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was RAISE-3 & others going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a technology mission.