Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Lunar Exploration · LO
Kaguya, also known as SELENE, was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft. Kaguya usede a suite of 15 instruments to gather scientific data on lunar origins and evolution. The main orbiter was accompanied by two smaller satellites: a relay satellite Okina and a satellite Ouna for Very Long…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAGUYA (SELENE) 2007-039A | Payload | re-entered 2009-06-10 | |
| OKINA (RELAY) 2007-039B | Payload | re-entered 2009-02-12 | |
| OUNA (VRAD) 2007-039C | Payload | orbits the Moon | |
| H-2A R/B 2007-039D | Rocket body | orbits the Moon |
COSPAR ID 2007-039 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).