Epsilon-3 rocket

Epsilon-3 rocket

The Epsilon-3 rocket carrying the ASNARO-2, a small radar satellite developed by NEC Corp., leaves a trail across the sky in this long exposure photo, as it blasts off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture, on Jan. 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Epsilon-3 rocket

Epsilon-3 rocket

Staff involved in the launch of an Epsilon-3 rocket applaud as it successfully takes off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture, on Jan. 18, 2018. The rocket's payload was the ASNARO-2, a small radar satellite developed by NEC Corp. It was the first launch of a private satellite by an Epsilon rocket. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Epsilon-3 rocket launches private satellite

Epsilon-3 rocket launches private satellite

The Epsilon-3 rocket takes off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2018, carrying the ASNARO-2, a small radar satellite developed by NEC Corp. It marked the first launch of a private satellite by an Epsilon rocket. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Epsilon-3 rocket launches private satellite

Epsilon-3 rocket launches private satellite

The Epsilon-3 rocket takes off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2018, carrying the ASNARO-2, a small radar satellite developed by NEC Corp. It marked the first launch of a private satellite by an Epsilon rocket. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Epsilon-3 rocket launches private satellite

Epsilon-3 rocket launches private satellite

The Epsilon-3 rocket takes off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2018, carrying the ASNARO-2, a small radar satellite developed by NEC Corp. It marked the first launch of a private satellite by an Epsilon rocket. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Epsilon-3 rocket launches private satellite

Epsilon-3 rocket launches private satellite

The Epsilon-3 rocket takes off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2018, carrying the ASNARO-2, a small radar satellite developed by NEC Corp. It marked the first launch of a private satellite by an Epsilon rocket. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Epsilon-3 rocket launches private satellite

Epsilon-3 rocket launches private satellite

The Epsilon-3 rocket takes off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2018, carrying the ASNARO-2, a small radar satellite developed by NEC Corp. It marked the first launch of a private satellite by an Epsilon rocket. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo