Vol. 51 No. 1 (2014)   New Products & Technologies
Technical Papers

Contribution to Japan's Flagship Launch Vehicle-part 2
-Successful Launch of the first Epsilon Launch Vehicle-

TATSURU TOKUNAGA
NOBUHIKO KOHARA
KATSUYA HAKOH
TSUTOMU TAKAI
KYOICHI UI
TETSUYA ONO

On September 14, 2013, the first Epsilon Launch Vehicle was launched from (Independent Administrative Institution) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Uchinoura Space Center, and succeeded in properly injecting a satellite into orbit. In Epsilon Launch Vehicle development, we participate in the development/manufacture of the second-stage reaction control system(RCS) and modification maintenance of the launcher for the Epsilon launch system. The development/maintenance details and launch results are introduced in this report.