Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo shows Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 11:07 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2013, ahead of its liftoff later that day. The Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, was launched successfully at 2 p.m. and, according to the JAXA space agency, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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