ASNARO 2 — 2018-007
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ASNARO 2 — 2018-007 was an orbital attempt conducted on January 17, 2018 from USC using Epsilon, operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and carrying 1 recorded payload entry. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Launch date
- January 17, 2018
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Tall white Epsilon-1 rocket climbing into a gray sky above Uchinoura, with a bright exhaust flame and white smoke plume rising beside a dark launch-range tower.
Credit: NARITA Masahiro. License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported.
Image source and licenseAbout this image
NARITA Masahiro's photograph shows the first Epsilon launch vehicle climbing from Uchinoura on September 14, 2013 with the SPRINT-A/Hisaki spacecraft. The timestamped high-resolution frame visibly resolves the white launch vehicle above its bright exhaust plume immediately after liftoff.
About this launch
All launches targeting a positive-perigee Earth orbit, including success, partial success, failure, and pre-liftoff pad explosion. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
ASNARO 2 — 2018-007 used Epsilon from USC under Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 644 km, the Sat SSO OO profile. 1 payload entry is connected to the launch manifest.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- January 17, 2018
- Vehicle
- Epsilon
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- USC
- Operator
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Destination / profile
- Sat SSO OO
- Recorded apogee
- 644 km
- Payload entries
- 1
- Catalog designation
- 2018-007
Payload manifest
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Other names mentioned
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- Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyLaunch operator
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Sources
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