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H-IIA 2022 | Kaguya
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · H-IIA 2022 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 23rd launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 4,859th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 14, 01:31 – Sep 14, 01:31 UTC
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Kaguya
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.
Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
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