2016-080 Success

Epsilon | ERG (ARASE)

Dec 20, 2016, 11:00 AM UTC

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Launch Overview

Vehicle

Epsilon

Agency

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Site / Pad

USC / EP

Outcome

Success

Flight

E-2

COSPAR Designator

2016-080

Mission

ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace) (Earth Science)

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.

Vehicle & Provider

Rocket

Epsilon

Provider

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Agency launches

28 (1 YTD)

Site launches

37 (1 YTD)

Pad launches

32 (1 YTD)

Payloads (1)

Piece Name Owner State Track
2016-080A ERG ISASJ J Track