Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Technical Review
    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.