Date: 17 Jan 2018, 09:06 pm UTC
Rocket: Epsilon (Epsilon)
Provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Pad: Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
ASNARO-2 (Advanced Satellite with New system ARchitecture for Observation) is an advanced small X-band radar satellite for Earth observation for Japan. Satellite weighs about 495 kg and is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit.
