SELENE
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For the second SELENE series lunar spacecraft, see SELENE-2. For other uses, see Selene (disambiguation).
SELENE (/ˈsɛlɪniː/; Selenological and Engineering Explorer), better known in Japan by its nickname Kaguya (かぐや), was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft following the Hiten probe.[5] Produced by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) and the National Space Development Agency (NASDA), the spacecraft was launched on September 14, 2007. After orbiting the Moon for a year and eight months, the main orbiter was instructed to impact on the lunar surface near the crater Gill on June 10, 2009.[6]
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Mission type | Lunar orbiter |
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Operator | JAXA |
COSPAR ID | 2007-039A |
SATCAT no. | 32054 |
Mission duration | 1 year and 9 months (launch date to decay date) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | NEC Toshiba Space Systems |
Launch mass | Total: 3,020 kilograms (6,660 lb) * Main orbiter (Kaguya): 2,914 kilograms (6,424 lb) * Relay Satellite (Okina): 53 kilograms (117 lb) * VLBI Satellite (Ouna): 53 kilograms (117 lb)[1][2] |
Power | 3,486 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 14, 2007, 01:31:01 (2007-09-14UTC01:31:01Z) UTC |
Rocket | H-IIA 2022 F13 |
Launch site | Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1 |
Contractor | Mitsubishi |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited (Moon impact) |
Decay date | June 10, 2009, 18:25 (2009-06-10UTC18:26Z) UTC |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Selenocentric |
Periselene altitude | 281 kilometres (175 mi)[3] |
Aposelene altitude | 231,910 kilometres (144,100 mi)[3] |
Inclination | 29.9 degrees[3] |
Period | 7109.28 seconds[3] |
Epoch | September 29, 2007[3] |
Lunar orbiter | |
Orbital insertion | October 3, 2007 |
Impact site | 65.50°S 80.4°E / -65.50; 80.4[4] |
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