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the Moon · All Worlds · Explore · 1926–2026 · 2 of 37 located marks in focus · editorial corpus · no live source connected
mission
Close ✕Hiten
Japan’s first lunar mission, flown to prove orbital techniques rather than to gather science. Technology demonstrator, operated by JAXA of Japan. Robotic.
No recorded place · 1990-01-24 – 1990-03-19
Lunar mission
Operated byJAXA · JP
ClassTechnology demonstrator · robotic
Outcomesuccess
Launched1990-01-24
Arrived1990-03-19
PositionThis mission did not reach the surface. It has no position because it never had one.
Connections
- operated by JAXA — Hiten was flown by JAXA.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates