Epsilon S
JPN Wikipedia 
Built & Operated By
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Government · founded 2003
Family
Epsilon
variant S
Maiden Flight
14 SEP 2013
About
The Epsilon S rocket is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It is a follow-on project to the larger and more expensive M-V rocket which was retired in 2006. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) began developing the Epsilon in 2007. The first stage is based on SRB-3, the strap-on solid-rocket booster of H3
Vehicle Specifications
Height
24.4 m
Diameter
2.5 m
Launch Mass
91 T
Thrust
2,158 kN
Stages
4
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
0
Successful
0
Failed
0
Upcoming
2
Performance
Launch Cost
$39.0M