ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace)

Second flight of Japan's Epsilon rocket launched the ERG (Arase) scientific satellite to study energization and radiation in Earth's Van Allen radiation belts, from Uchinoura Space Center.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Elliptical

Elliptical orbit

Payload to orbit

350 kg

Flight

2nd

of 6 Epsilon flights

Date and time

20 December 2016, 11:00 UTC

Rocket

Epsilon

Builder

IHI

Launch site

Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2016-080

Launches in 2016

82nd of 85

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