SELENE-2
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SELENE-2 /ˈsɛlɪniː/, or the Selenological and Engineering Explorer 2, is a cancelled Japanese robotic mission to the Moon that would have included an orbiter, a lander and a rover.[3] It was intended as a successor to the 2007 SELENE (Kaguya) lunar orbiter.[4]
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Mission type | Orbiter lander rover |
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Operator | JAXA[1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 5,000 kg[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | Cancelled [2] |
Rocket | H-IIA |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Selenocentric |
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Instead of SELENE-2, JAXA is working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to plan a joint mission called the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX).[5][6][7][8] The mission would send an uncrewed lunar lander and rover to explore the south pole region of the Moon no earlier than 2026.[9] JAXA is likely to provide the under-development H3 launch vehicle and the rover, while ISRO would be providing the lander.[10]