LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Sep 14 2007
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Kaguya
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(1:31 AM UTC)
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(1:31 AM UTC)
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(1:31 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
H-IIA 2022Description:
The H-IIA rocket family is an expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid fuelled rocket has been used to launch satellites, lunar spacecraft and planetary science craft.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Lunar Exploration
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Tanegashima, Japan
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex