SELENE mission

MeteorWayne · Jul 23, 2007

Hate to start off a thread with bad news, but.... mission delayed indefinately "Selene orbiterâ€™s August launch put on indefinite hold due to glitch JAXA An artist's conception shows the Selene orbiter and two smaller satellites circling the moon. Japan's space agency said the Selene launch had to be postponed because some components were improperly installed on the smaller satellites. Updated: 10:13 p.m. ET July 21, 2007 TOKYO - Japan's space agency said the mid-August launch of its lunar orbiter will be postponed due to a technical glitch, delivering another setback to the much-delayed probe. The Selenological and Engineering Explorer â€” or SELENE â€” probe was to have been launched aboard one of the space program's mainstay H-2A rockets on Aug. 17, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said in a statement issued Friday. However, during an inspection it was discovered that some components were improperly installed on the two smaller satellites that accompany the main orbiter, JAXA said. The components will be replaced, and a new launch date will be announced once it has been determined, it said." <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

brellis · Aug 14, 2007

Selene to launch Sept. 13 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better. </div>

3488 · Aug 15, 2007

At least it is not too long a delay. Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

MeteorWayne · Sep 2, 2007

getting close bump From spaceflightnow: Launch time: 0135:47 GMT on Sept. 13 (9:35:47 p.m. EDT on 12th) Launch site: Tanegashima, Japan The Japanese H-2A rocket will launch the Selonological and Engineering Explorer. SELENE will be Japan's first orbiter sent to the moon. From here The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) plans to launch KAGUYA(SELENE : SELenological and ENgineering Explorer) on-board H-IIA Launch Vehicle from Tanegashima Space Center in 2007(FY). The major objectives of the KAGUYA(SELENE) mission are to obtain scientific data of the lunar origin and evolution and to develop the technology for the future lunar exploration. KAGUYA(SELENE) consists of a main orbiting satellite at about 100km altitude and two small satellites (Relay Satellite and VRAD Satellite) in polar orbit. The orbiters will carry instruments for scientific investigation of the Moon, on the Moon, and from the Moon. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

astrowikizhang · Sep 2, 2007

Seems a bit race between Japan and China. The latter is expected to launch its first lunar orbiter by the end of the year, mean to "scan every inch of the lunar soil".

MeteorWayne · Sep 8, 2007

From spaceflight now "Launch time: 0135:47 GMT on Sept. 13 (9:35:47 p.m. EDT on 12th) Launch site: Tanegashima, Japan" <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

astrowikizhang · Sep 11, 2007

Chinese source says SELENE launch is delayed by 1 day due to bad weather.

CalliArcale · Sep 11, 2007

I hope it goes off well when the weather clears. I have been very much looking forward to SELENE. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> Big sexy deep-space probes like Cassini tend to make us think that the action is all in more distant targets, causing the Moon to often get ignored. There has already been backlash against the plan to revisit the Moon using Orion, on the "been there, done that" basis -- much of the general public tends to think there's no exploration left to be done on the Moon. But it's not true; we've barely scratched the surface. SELENE will be a wonderful mission. And I hope it goes well; the Japanese space program could do with a good solid mission. They do remarkable work, and they deserve a triumph. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff." -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink" </div>

MeteorWayne · Sep 11, 2007

spaceflightnow has updated the launch time. 0131:01 GMT on Sept. 14 (9:31:01 p.m. EDT on 13th) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

cbased · Sep 13, 2007

They will be showing launch online: http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f13/live/weblive_e.html 1 day to go. Good luck SELENE!

MeteorWayne · Sep 13, 2007

Thanx for the live link. I was hoping there would be some coverage, since I know it's not gonna show up on my TV <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

3488 · Sep 13, 2007

A rather nice article from Spaceflightnow.com. Japan are becoming really very good as this sort of thing. I am sure that SELENE will be a huge success. Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

MeteorWayne · Sep 13, 2007

A very interesting route to the moon that they take. What a difference from a NASA launch broadcast <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> Two guys in hardhats with clipboards with papers blowing in the breeze, and a chart with tear off strips once mission checkpoints have been passed. So far so good it appears. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

bobw · Sep 13, 2007

This will be fun. A stereo camera in polar orbit for a year sounds great! I hope they publish anaglyphs, I can't do the cross-eyed things. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

crix · Sep 13, 2007

<img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />) I use the "straight-eyed / look through the image approach" but there are limitations to the size of images you can "combine." In any case, 3D perspective views of the Moon will be great!

bobw · Sep 13, 2007

<img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> Honestly, I feel like such a ditz! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

3488 · Sep 14, 2007

Successful launch. SELENE is on her way. Well done JAXA & the People of Japan. <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

rybanis · Sep 14, 2007

Goooo Japan! and indeed, this probe is taking quite the circuitous route to the moon! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

3488 · Sep 14, 2007

It sure is. A twenty day outbound cruise, followed by a 20 day apolune reduction. A Spaceflightnow.com update. Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

alokmohan · Sep 15, 2007

Hapy Jap moon stroll.

onesmallstep · Sep 17, 2007

Will SELENE be able to resolve any of the Apollo decent stages, or the rovers/equipment. I hope it is in the mission plan to take some high res photos of the old Apollo landing sites. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

chode · Sep 17, 2007

I don't think it has the resolution to see anything useful at the Apollo landing sites (10m per pixel resolution as best I can determine). But, LRO scheduled for launch next October will have 0.5m per pixel resolution, and should easily resolve the landers, rovers and experiments. Regards

alokmohan · Sep 17, 2007

Lets wat to see what Japs bring.

JonClarke · Sep 17, 2007

I agree! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Whether we become a multi-planet species with unlimited horizons, or are forever confined to Earth will be decided in the twenty-first century amid the vast plains, rugged canyons and lofty mountains of Mars Arthur Clarke </div>

3488 · Sep 17, 2007

I agree too, it is borderline racist. SELENE is a superb spacecraft & am sure we will learn an awful lot from this mission. The upcoming LRO, true will have LROC (the lunar equivalent of the HiRISE on MRO), but SELENE & LRO will compliment each other extremely well. Well done & thank you Japan & to the Japanese People for carrying this mission out. Japan are becoming a real force to be reckoned with in Planetary exploration. Hayabusa to 25143 Itokawa is also proof of that (still think she'll make it back OK) & NOZOMI was a victim of extreme solar activity on two occassions (I think that mission was on the verge of success, but Murphy's Law thought otherwise). Shame that JAXA did not take the initiative for the ESA cancelled Mercury Lander with Bepi Colombo. Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

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