Lift-off for Kaguya lunar mission
Fri Sep 14, 2007 at 12:09 UTC
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Lunar Orbit Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 13 (H-IIA F13) at 01:31:01 UTC on September 14, 2007 from the Tanegashima Space Center.
The launch vehicle flew smoothly, and, at about 45 minutes and 34 seconds after liftoff, the separation of the KAGUYA was confirmed.
At the time of the launch, the weather was clear, a wind speed was 5.9 m/s from the East South East, and the temperature was 29.8° Celsius.
Image Credit: MHI Photo
| Source: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | |
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