Launch Overview
Vehicle
Epsilon
Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Site / Pad
USC / EP
Outcome
Success
Flight
E-1
COSPAR Designator
2013-049
Mission
Hisaki (SPRINT-A) (Astrophysics)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Epsilon
Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Agency launches
27 (1 YTD)
Site launches
36 (1 YTD)
Pad launches
31 (1 YTD)