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Kaguya (SELENE)

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Planetary science

Kaguya (SELENE)

Completed

JAXA

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Launched
14 Sept 200701:31:01 UTC
Last contact
10 Jun 200918:25:00 UTC
End declared
10 Jun 2009
Duration
1 year 8 months
Destinations
Moon

A JAXA lunar orbiter that mapped the Moon's surface, gravity and magnetic field in detail, working with two small sub-satellites.

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20082009

Spacecraft

Kaguya

Orbiter
Completed

Main orbiter carrying the science instruments and a high-definition television camera.

Launch mass
2,885 kg
Dry mass
1,720 kg
Size
4.7 m × 2.1 m, span 30 m
Power
Solar
Built by
NEC
Last contact
10 Jun 2009, 18:25:00 UTC
End declared
10 Jun 2009
Designator
2007-039A

Okina

Orbiter
Completed

Relay sub-satellite that passed on signals from the main orbiter while it was behind the Moon, allowing the far side's gravity to be mapped.

Launch mass
45 kg
Size
0.7 m × 1 m, span 1.5 m
Power
Solar
Built by
NEC
Last contact
12 Feb 2009, 10:46:00 UTC
Designator
2007-039B
Completed

Sub-satellite carrying a radio source for precise measurements of the Moon's gravity field.

Launch mass
53 kg
Size
0.7 m × 1 m, span 1.5 m
Power
Solar
Built by
NEC
Designator
2007-039C

Mission details from kaguya.jaxa.jp.