Epsilon S – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Family: Epsilon
- Length: 24.4 m
- Diameter: 2.5 m
- Launch Mass: 91 T
The Epsilon S, manufactured by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency established in 2003, undertook its inaugural launch on 09/14/2013. Notably, Epsilon S has 0 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 0 launches, currently with 3 pending launches in the pipeline.
The Epsilon S rocket is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It is a follow-on project to the larger and more expensive M-V rocket which was retired in 2006. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) began developing the Epsilon in 2007. The first stage is based on SRB-3, the strap-on solid-rocket booster of H3