Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has launched its ASNARO-2 small radar satellite into orbit from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Centre in Japan.
The satellite was launched aboard an Epsilon-3 rocket, the third vehicle in the Epsilon series of rockets developed by JAXA.
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Around 52mins 35s after the launch, the ASNARO-2 got separated from its launch vehicle. The satellite was placed into an orbital position 500km above Earth, reported Xinhua.
The ASNARO-2 was developed by Japanese electronics firm NEC under a project funded by Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The satellite can spot ground objects as small as 1m-wide and capture images in low-visibility environments.
The images to be provided by the ASNARO-2 are expected to be used by research institutes and local governments to mitigate various issues, including disasters and deforestation.
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By GlobalDataJAXA president Naoki Okumura was quoted by Nikkei Asian Review: “We aim to strengthen our competitiveness in launching small satellites.”
The agency previously postponed the launch of the ASNARO-2 by a day, due to bad weather.
The recent development also marks the first mission undertaken by JAXA to launch a satellite developed by a private entity.
