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The Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency(JAXA) launched "KAGUYA
(SELENE)" by the H-IIA Launch
Vehicle at 10:31:01 a.m. on
September 14, 2007 (JST) from
Tanegashima Space Center. The
major objectives of the "KAGUYA"
mission are to obtain scientific
data of the lunar origin and
evolution and to develop the
technology for the future lunar
exploration. "KAGUYA" consists
of a main orbiting satellite at
about 100km altitude and two
small satellites (Relay
Satellite and VRAD Satellite) in
polar orbit. The orbiters will
carry instruments for scientific
investigation of the Moon, on
the Moon, and from the Moon. |