Kaguya
Kaguya was JAXA lunar exploration mission using a main orbiter and the Okina and Ouna subsatellites to survey the Moon and characterize its origin, evolution, gravity, and environment.
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Identity
- Aliases
- KAGUYA missionSELENESELenological and ENgineering Explorer
- Name
- Kaguya
- Status
- completed
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- Astronauts
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- Description
- Kaguya was JAXA lunar exploration mission using a main orbiter and the Okina and Ouna subsatellites to survey the Moon and characterize its origin, evolution, gravity, and environment.
- Destination
- Low lunar orbit at approximately 100 km altitude during main mapping operations (after initial elliptical capture) for global surveys of the Moon’s origin, evolution, gravity, and environment
- End Date
- 2009-06-10
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The mission completed its lunar mapping and science campaign; the main orbiter was deliberately impacted in June 2009 while Ouna completed remaining calibration work later that month.
- Programs
- -
- Start Date
- 2007-09-14
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- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 07:13:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 07:36:13 UTC
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