At 2:00 PM on September 14, 2013, an Epsilon rocket followed a straight line flying into space, cutting through the blue sky while leaving a white trail behind. As planned, this rocket placed the planetary observation satellite “Hisaki” into the target orbit, and was Japan’s successful launching of a solid-fuel type rocket after an interval of 7 years. The Epsilon rocket is a successor to the M-V rocket, and IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd. is in charge of the body of the system. With a newly developed launch control system, the launch preparation period of future rockets has been greatly shortened.
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