KAGUYA lunar explorer (aka SELENE) |
KAGUYA lunar explorer (aka SELENE) |
Jun 6 2007, 08:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 370 Joined: 12-September 05 From: France Member No.: 495 |
SELENE has now a nickname : KAGUYA.
http://www.jaxa.jp/topics/2007/06_e.html Edit : And Emily searched for the origin of the name http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00000996/ |
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Oct 1 2007, 06:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 19-August 07 Member No.: 3299 |
According to JAXA report is that Kaguya is now heading toward the Moon. The LOI would be this Thursday October 4. Important day. Later, the relay satellite will be separated on Oct 9, VRAD by Oct 12 and finally Kaguya will be in Lunar Orbit by October 19.
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