Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter

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lunar mission lunar orbiter spacecraft

Kaguya (SELENE) was a Japanese lunar orbiter mission that conducted detailed scientific mapping and observation of the Moon’s surface, gravity, and environment.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter canonical	1
Okina (Relay satellite)	1
SELENE	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lunar mission ⓘ lunar orbiter ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter ⓘ surface form: SELENE Selenological and Engineering Explorer ⓘ
carriedInstrument	X-ray spectrometer ⓘ gamma-ray spectrometer ⓘ high-definition television camera ⓘ laser altimeter ⓘ magnetometer ⓘ multiband imager ⓘ plasma instruments ⓘ radio science experiment ⓘ terrain camera ⓘ
carriedSubsatellite	Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Okina (Relay satellite) Ouna (VLBI satellite) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
destination	lunar orbit ⓘ
endOfMission	controlled impact on the Moon ⓘ
impactSite	near the lunar south pole ⓘ
launchDate	2007-09-14 ⓘ
launchSite	Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ Tanegashima ⓘ surface form: Tanegashima, Japan
launchVehicle	H-IIA launch vehicle ⓘ surface form: H-IIA rocket
mass	about 2985 kilograms ⓘ
missionContribution	detailed maps for future lunar exploration planning ⓘ improved understanding of lunar geology ⓘ refined models of the Moon’s interior structure ⓘ
missionGoal	global topographic mapping of the Moon ⓘ investigation of lunar gravity anomalies ⓘ study of lunar crustal structure ⓘ study of the lunar exosphere and plasma environment ⓘ
missionType	lunar orbiter mission ⓘ
namedAfter	Princess Kaguya ⓘ
operator	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ surface form: JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
orbitType	polar lunar orbit ⓘ
powerSource	solar panels ⓘ
primaryObjective	detailed mapping of the lunar surface ⓘ measurement of the Moon’s gravity field ⓘ scientific exploration of the Moon ⓘ study of the lunar environment ⓘ
producedData	global lunar gravity field model ⓘ global lunar topography data ⓘ high-resolution lunar surface images ⓘ
program	Japanese lunar exploration program ⓘ
spaceAgency	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
targetBody	Moon ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency → operatorOf → Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter ⓘ

Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter → alsoKnownAs → Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter ⓘ

subject surface form: Kaguya (SELENE)

this entity surface form: SELENE

Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter → carriedSubsatellite → Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Kaguya (SELENE)

this entity surface form: Okina (Relay satellite)