Muses A Lunar Orbiter (Hagoromo)

Japan

International Sat. nº:

Japan satellite nº: 54

Launch data:

Designation	20618 / 90007B
Launch date	24 Jan 1990 - 11:46 UT
Launch site	Kagoshima
Launch vehicle	M-3S-2 (#5)
Mission	Lunar Orbiter
Selenocentric orbit
Perihelion / Aphelion
Incl. to ecliptic	°
Period	min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Platform
Operator
Mass	12 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

End of live:

Re-entered date:	02 Mar 2018 (.06)
Lifetime:

Mission details:

On Mar 18, 1990 Hitten(Muses A) made a 16000 km lunar flyby and separated the Hagoromo subsatellite which entered lunar orbit; contact lost after release; engineering test.
Hiten and Hagoromo were the first new probes in lunar orbit since Luna-24 in 1976.

Ref.: #1, #3(SD545), #7(JR150), #8, #14 - update: 08.10.18