Question: Which of the following country recently put 9 satellites into orbit through its Epsilon rocket?
a) USA
b) South Korea
c) Japan
d) Australia
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:-
- On 09 November 2021; Japan successfully launched a small, low-cost Epsilon rocket.
- Epsilon rocket carried with itself 9 satellites, which were ultimately put into orbit successfully.
- According to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency it is the latest attempt to promote involvement by educational institutions and companies in space development.
- The Epsilon-5 rocket, which was used to carry satellite, lifted off from Uchinoura Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima.
- The mission was initially planned for October but the launch was postponed three times due to technical and other reasons.
- The rocket weighs 96 tons, with diameter measuring 2.6 meters and 26 meters in length.
- Epsilon also carried a demonstration craft designed to collect space debris, and was developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
- Another satellite was jointly developed by 10 national technical institutes and will showcase a new technology that allows natural radio waves emitted by Jupiter to be surveyed.
- JAXA last launched an Epsilon in January 2019, sending seven satellites into space.
- The Epsilon series uses solid fuel, which takes less time to load on rockets than liquid propellant.
- Its artificial intelligence technology is designed to cut labor and launch costs, according to JAXA.
Links:-
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211109/p2g/00m/0na/024000c