SELENE

SELENE, better known in Japan by its nickname Kaguya (かぐや), was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft following the Hiten probe. Produced by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) and the National Space Development Agency (NASDA), the spacecraft was launched on September 14, 2007. After orbiting the Moon for a year and eight months, the main orbiter was instructed to impact on the lunar surface near the crater Gill on June 10, 2009.

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2007  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Kaguya; Selenological and Engineering Explorer
former entity, lunar orbiter, H-IIA, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

2007 SELENE

2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

rocket launch

2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

lunar impact

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月周回衛星「かぐや（SELENE)」の模型

Artefacts at Tsukuba Space Center exhibition hall

Artefacts at Tsukuba Space Center exhibition hall

H-IIA F13 launching KAGUYA

Kaguya impact site ESA200870

Kaguya impact approach strip ESA206139

かぐやに搭載されたハイビジョン撮影システム

SELENE Apogee Kick Engine at Kobe International Conference Center 20150704

Artefacts at Tsukuba Space Center exhibition hall

• Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin, Issue 112 - issue published in 2007, English, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		月周回衛星「かぐや（SELENE)」の模型		Commons
commons	image		Artefacts at Tsukuba Space Center exhibition hall		Commons
commons	image		Artefacts at Tsukuba Space Center exhibition hall		Commons
commons	image		H-IIA F13 launching KAGUYA		Commons
commons	image		Kaguya impact site ESA200870		Commons
commons	image		Kaguya impact approach strip ESA206139		Commons
commons	image		かぐやに搭載されたハイビジョン撮影システム		Commons
commons	image		SELENE Apogee Kick Engine at Kobe International Conference Center 20150704		Commons
commons	image		Artefacts at Tsukuba Space Center exhibition hall		Commons