Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Selene (re-named 'Kaguya' after launch) is an unmanned mission to the Moon navigated, in part, by JPL personnel. Launched by an H-IIA rocket on September 14, 2007 from Tanegashima Space Center, Kaguya entered a high, Earth-centered phasing orbit with apogee near the radius of the Moon's orbit. After 19 days and two orbits of Earth, Kaguya entered lunar orbit. Over the next 2 weeks the spacecraft decreased its apolune altitude until reaching a circular, 100 kilometer altitude orbit. This paper describes NASA/JPL's participation in the JAXA/Kaguya mission during that 5 week period, wherein JPL provided tracking data and orbit determination support for Kaguya.
Keywords:
Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking
Type:
AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialists Conference; Aug 18, 2008 - Aug 21, 2008; Honolulu, HI; United States
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