SELENE-2
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| Mission type |
Orbiter lander rover |
|---|---|
| Operator | JAXA |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | rover:30 kg (66 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2018 (planned)[1] |
| Rocket | H-IIA |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
SELENE-2 /ˈsɛlᵻniː/, or the Selenological and Engineering Explorer 2, is a planned Japanese robotic spacecraft to the Moon that will include an orbiter, a lander and a rover.[2] It is expected to be launched in 2018[1] as a successor to the 2007 SELENE (Kaguya) lunar orbiter.[3]
Orbiter
The orbiter will weigh 700 kg.[2]
Lander
The lander will weigh 1,000 kg. It will be able to have 200 kg of payload. Its mission will last two weeks.[2]
Rover
The rover will weigh 100 kg. Its mission will last two weeks. One of its instruments will be from South Korea.[2]
Penetrators
One option JAXA was investigating in 2006, was to integrate a small data relay satellite and penetrators into the mission.[4]
References
- 1 2 Japan to attempt unmanned lunar landing in 2018
- 1 2 3 4 Srinivas Laxman (2012-07-16). "Japan SELENE-2 Lunar Mission Planned For 2017". Asian Scientist. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ↑ "Moon lander SELENE-2". JAXA Space Exploration Center. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ↑ Tatsuaki Hashimoto (May 2006). "Robotic Lunar Exploration Scenario" (.PDF). JAXA. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
External links
- Manabu Kato, The Current Status of the Japanese Penetrator Mission Lunar-A, ISAS/JAXA, Information about the penetrator tests.
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