Hiten (MUSES-A) lunar spacecraft
Hiten (MUSES-A) was Japan's lunar technology-demonstration spacecraft, conducting lunar swing-by, Earth aerobraking, lunar-orbit insertion, and Earth-Moon-space dust experiments from 1990 to 1993.
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Identity
- Aliases
- HITENMUSES-AHiten lunar probe
- Family Name
- Hiten
- Full Name
- Hiten (MUSES-A) lunar spacecraft
- Roles
- orbitertechnology_demonstratorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Hiten (MUSES-A) was Japan's lunar technology-demonstration spacecraft, conducting lunar swing-by, Earth aerobraking, lunar-orbit insertion, and Earth-Moon-space dust experiments from 1990 to 1993.
- First Flight Year
- 1,990
- Last Flight Year
- 1,993
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 197
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 15:46:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:54:26 UTC