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Japan: launch of the Epsilon missile aborted
Tokyo, Japan - Anomaly detected 19 seconds before the liftoff
Today, Tuesday 27 August 2013, Japanese space agency JAXA was forced to cancel the launch of the first Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-1) from the Uchinoura Space Center, because an emergency stop alarm was issued as an attitude abnormality was detected in the launch vehicle approximately 19 seconds prior to the liftoff time during the automatic countdown sequence. The launch, which was broadcast...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1154726
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency