LIVE: Launch of the Epsilon missile with ASNARO-2 satellite

The Japanese launch vehicle Epsilon will launch, which will put into orbit a small observation satellite ASNARO-2.

The missile will be launched from the space center Utynoura - the cosmodrome, which is located on the Pacific coast near the Japanese city of Kimotsuki.

Epsilon is a three-stage solid-propellant light carrier rocket, which, in collaboration with IHI Corporation, was designed and constructed by the Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA).

The main advantage of the launch vehicle is the relatively low cost of launch, which, according to available data, is $ 38 million.