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Kaguya

H-IIA 2022Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Friday, September 14, 2007 · 01:31 AM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

Kaguya, also known as SELENE, was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft. Kaguya usede a suite of 15 instruments to gather scientific data on lunar origins and evolution. The main orbiter was accompanied by two smaller satellites: a relay satellite Okina and a satellite Ouna for Very Long Baseline Interferometry observations. Kaguya orbited the Moon for a year and eight months and then ended the mission via a planned impact on the lunar surface.

PayloadKaguya
OrbitLunar Orbit
CustomerJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
StagesUnknown
PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
30.401°N
Longitude
130.978°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

01:31 AM UTC - 01:31 AM UTC

Vehicle

H-IIA 2022

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches39
Successes33

Provider

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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JPN • Founded 2003

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.