The Japanese Epsilon rocket carrying eight small satellites failed to launch and was destroyed remotely.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens vegetable, grass Luo Yuzi's clues delivery! CTOnews.com, October 12, according to CCTV news, on October 12 local time, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched eight small man-made satellites with a small solid fuel rocket, but the rocket malfunctioned shortly after launch, and ground controllers have issued self-destruct instructions to the rocket.

This is the sixth launch of the "Epsilon" rocket, which has been successfully launched five times before. CTOnews.com learned that Epsilon is a solid-fuel rocket that is 30 meters long and weighs about 96 tons. Solid fuel rocket has the advantages of short launch preparation time, flexibility and so on.

According to NHK, the Japanese small rocket Epsilon VI was launched from the Uraura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at around 09:50 on October 12, but something unusual happened on the rocket. The ground center sent a signal to destroy the rocket, and the launch failed. JAXA is investigating the detailed cause of the failure.

The Epsilon VI carrier rocket carried eight satellites, including two commercial satellites developed by a venture company in Fukuoka City and demonstration experimental satellites from companies and universities selected through open competition.

This is Epsilon's first commercial satellite launch, and the focus is on whether it will lead to a full entry into the business of launching small satellites, and this demand is growing.

Epsilon carries a satellite developed by QPS Research Institute, a venture enterprise in Fukuoka City, and a factory in Jiulumi City, as well as a microsatellite KOSEN-2 jointly developed by eight national technical universities, including Mizi National University of Technology in Miko City, Totorichi Prefecture.

The KOSEN-2 satellite, jointly developed by eight national technical universities, takes more than two years and plans to collect data on crustal deformation at the bottom of the sea.

On October 12, about 30 students from Mizi National University of Technology and others watched the launch online. When the satellite was launched, there was a cloud of smoke and they cheered.

However, when it was later discovered that the launch had failed, Yoshioka, a fifth-year student majoring in electronic control engineering, said: "We have been carrying out research and development, just like groping in the dark, so with regret and mixed feelings."

Associate Professor Masahiro Deguang, who is in charge of the development, said: "I am very sorry for this failure, but I will devote all my energy to the development of KOSEN-3 and build a better satellite."

Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Nagaoka issued a statement: "We will do our best to work with relevant parties to regain trust."

"it is really regrettable that the press conference ended in failure and did not meet public expectations. In response to this situation, I have instructed the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology to set up a task force to conduct a thorough investigation into the cause from a professional point of view. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was also instructed to assess the situation quickly. We will try our best to, together with the parties concerned, urgently investigate the causes, formulate countermeasures, and regain trust in Japan's use of space. "