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mission
Close ✕Kaguya (SELENE)
Mapped the Moon with high-definition imaging and laser altimetry, and ended on a controlled impact. Orbiter, operated by JAXA of Japan. Robotic.
No recorded place · 2007-09-14 – 2007-10-04
Lunar mission
Operated byJAXA · JP
ClassOrbiter · robotic
Outcomesuccess
Launched2007-09-14
Arrived2007-10-04
PositionThis mission did not reach the surface. It has no position because it never had one.
Connections
- operated by JAXA — Kaguya (SELENE) 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