September 14, 2007 at 1:31 AM UTC
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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September 14, 2007 at 1:31 AM UTC
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Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · 30.4008, 130.9778
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 Baseline Interferometry observations. Kaguya orbited the Moon for a year and eight months and then ended the mission via a planned impact on the lunar surface.
H-II · IIA 2022
Height
53 m
Diameter
4 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
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Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
The Tanegashima Space Center is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan. It is located on the southeastern tip of Tanegashima, an island located south of Kyushu, an island and region and Japan. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed, and is now run by JAXA. The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching, and tracking satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests.
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