SELENE mission

no_way · Sep 24, 2007

yeah, i know, and im hoping the best for SELENE. Its just that from recent years i remember so many bad fortunes for JAXA satellites and space probes, that sometimes i have wondered if they are doing something inherently wrong. But im hoping that it has been just a freak of bad luck and they score a nice home run with SELENE.

CalliArcale · Sep 25, 2007

They have indeed been hit by a run of bad luck. They deserve a real success after their years of hard work and perseverance. I have to admire their determination; they've eeked a lot more out of their "failed" missions than most people would expect possible. I find JAXA inspirational for that reason. It's time for a success. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <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>

3488 · Sep 25, 2007

Hi no_way. The Japanese have done nothing wrong. Their craft were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, regarding the Sun's temper tantrums. Take NOZOMI, apparently she was hit several times by CMEs & the Hayabusa craft to Asteroid 25143 Itokawa, also was at the receiving end of at least CME from the Sun. I think SELENE will be fine. 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>

JonClarke · Sep 25, 2007

Despite its problems Hayabus was probably the most staggering asteroid mission to date, and the most productive of terms of high impact science. So JAXA can certainly deliver the goods. If it makes to Woomera I might even do and see it land in 2010. Jon <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>

astrowikizhang · Oct 1, 2007

Period Adjustment Maneuver (Î”Vp2) perfromed on Sept. 29, changing orbit parameters to: apogee altitude 378,132 km perigee altitude 2,243 km period 10 days 00 hours 55 minutes Also on Sept. 29, SELENE took shots of HDTV of the Earth from 110,000 km away. Image size is 1920X1080. http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/10/20071001_kaguya_e.html Next event is LOI on Oct.4

3488 · Oct 1, 2007

Wow that is a nice image. Thanks astrowikizang. 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 · Oct 1, 2007

Next event is LOI on Oct.4 Which is of course the 50th annicersery of Sputnik!! <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>

crix · Oct 1, 2007

Hm, I wonder if Red Whittaker knows about this HD camera? ..And thanks! Nice pic. I didn't realize we'd be getting HD footage (hopefully full video) from this mission.

astrowikizhang · Oct 1, 2007

Think the footage covers 8 minutes at a frame rate of 3 per second, about 1/8 of a normal TV, but it is at stunningly high resolution. Maybe only the still photograph from Apollo missions can take shots of full earth at so high quality. Cannot wait to see the Moon in HDTV

MeteorWayne · Oct 1, 2007

Here's a "Where is Kayuga(SELENE) now" link. <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>

dreada5 · Oct 2, 2007

Awesome photo!! <img src="/images/icons/cool.gif" /> ...not much media coverage? <img src="/images/icons/frown.gif" />

astrowikizhang · Oct 3, 2007

SELENE carried out the lunar orbit injection maneuver (LOI1) on 5:55 a.m Japan Standard Time. The result of the LOI1 will be announced tomorrow.

MeteorWayne · Oct 3, 2007

I forgot about the time difference. It was scheduled for Oct 4th, I never thought to consider it was on the 3rd our time D'oh!! Thanx for the update. <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>

no_way · Oct 4, 2007

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/h2a/selene/071004loi.html Its on orbit. JAXA beat EVERYBODY and google in back to the moon race <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> Well, except ESA's SMART .. and NASA Lunar Prospector .. oh .. when did the race start for proper, anyway ?

astrowikizhang · Oct 4, 2007

Yes, LOI1 is comformed! Aposelene altituede 11,741 km Periselene altitude 101 km Period 16 hours 42 minutes http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/10/20071005_kaguya_e.html

slidelock · Oct 5, 2007

I believe kwajalein is also part of the DSN, but it wasn't shown on the profile. I would imagine it is in use as well. One of my greatest wishes would be a realtime release of all data released by any mission, any nation. I cannot understand why it wouldn't be possible.

alokmohan · Oct 6, 2007

Japan put its first satellite into orbit around the moon Friday, placing the country a step ahead of China and India in an increasingly heated space race in As The probe was set into lunar orbit after completing a complicated navigational maneuver late Thursday, space agency officials said. The probe will gradually move into orbit closer to the surface to the moon before conducting a yearlong observational mission. "We believe this is a big step," said project manager Yoshisada Takizawa. "Everything is going well and we are confident." Though four years off schedule, the mission comes at a crucial time for Japan. China is expected to launch its own moon probe by the end of the year, and India is to follow with an unmanned lunar mission in 2008. Japanese officials claim the $279 million Selenological and Engineering Explorer â€” or SELENE â€” is the largest lunar mission since the U.S. Apollo program in terms of overall scope and ambition, outpacing the former Soviet Union's Luna program and NASA's Clementine and Lunar Prospector projects. The mission involves placing the main satellite â€” called "Kaguya," after a legendary moon princess â€” in a circular orbit at an altitude of about 60 miles and deploying two smaller satellites in elliptical orbits, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. Researchers will use data gathered by the probes to study the moon's origin and evolution. Takizawa said it will begin its observation phase in mid- to late-December. "The timing was very delicate," he said at a news conference in JAXA's Tokyo headquarters via a video link from the mission command center south of the capital. "It was important to the completion of the mission, and it was successful." Japan launched its first satellite in 1970 but is now struggling to keep up with rival China. Japan launched a moon probe in 1990, but that was a flyby mission. It cancele

astrowikizhang · Oct 8, 2007

Lunar Orbit Adjustment Maneuver (LOI3) performed om Oct. 8. Current orbit is: Aposelene altitude 2,399 km Periselene altitude 115 km Period 4 hours 5 minutes Good health data received at the GOLDSTONE station. http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f13/topics/pdf/1008_0156_loi3_e.pdf

no_way · Oct 9, 2007

The relay satellite has successfully separated, an we have the first moon shots ( sort of ) http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/10/20071009_kaguya_e.html#at01

alokmohan · Oct 9, 2007

New moon ha ha.

3488 · Oct 9, 2007

Certainly is alokmohan. Great to see some moon images at last from SELENE, even if they are engineering mugshots to confirm successful seperation of the relay sub sat. Well done Japan / JAXA, this is going to be one hell of an interesting mission. 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>

dreada5 · Oct 9, 2007

Ahh man! I agree 3488. I think when SELENE starts sending back hi-res landscape shots, that'll be the first time for many years since we've been up close and personal with Luna. Betcha those NASA VSE folks will be very eager to see those shots.... probably something akin to when the first MER rover landed and started sending back the first surface shots of Mars in ages. Exciting stuff! <img src="/images/icons/cool.gif" />

3488 · Oct 9, 2007

Hi dreada5, Yes I expect the lunar scientists at NASA, Japan (obviously) & elsewhere will be eagerly awaiting the new images & data from SELENE. Don't forget, the Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter is not too long away now & the LROC (Lunar Reconnaisance Camera, the Lunar equivalent of HiRISE on MRO) will have a resolution of a matter of centimetres, maybe sharp enough to image the disturbed regolith from the Apollo astronauts, let alone the Lunar rovers, Apollo hardware, old Surveyor Landers, etc. I do not think SELENE has quite that ability, although not that far off, eight metre resolution @ perilune. I am looking forward to the volcanic areas & features like the Marius Hills, Valentine Dome, etc & features on the Lunar farside to be seen at such high resolution. JAXA are a real force to be reckoned with in planetary exploration, with Hayabusa returning from Asteroid 25143 Itokawa, possibly with samples, not to mention the superb imagery & spectral data already returned, HINODE, the superb solar observatory & now SELENE, capable of returning some of the finest Lunar data in history (Apollo included). This is a superb mission & already has a smell of success about it. Great stuff. 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 · Oct 10, 2007

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performed the separation operation of one of the onboard baby satellites, the Relay Satellite (Rstar,) of the "KAGUYA" (SELENE,) and the Rstar was released at 9:36 a.m. on October 9 (Japan Standard Time, JST). The KAGUYA is a lunar explorer launched by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 13 (H-IIA F13) on September 14, 2007 (JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center. Both the KAGUYA and Rstar are confirmed to be in good health. Images of the separation of the Rstar taken by the KAGUYA Ref.spaceref.com

astrowikizhang · Oct 13, 2007

Images taken by the KAGUYA onboard camera confirmed that VRAD satellite was released at 1:28 p.m. on October 12, 2007 (Japan Standard Time, JST). http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/10/20071012_kaguya_e.html

SELENE mission

no_way

Guest

CalliArcale

Guest

3488

Guest

JonClarke

Guest

astrowikizhang

Guest

3488

Guest

MeteorWayne

Guest

crix

Guest

astrowikizhang

Guest

MeteorWayne

Guest

dreada5

Guest

astrowikizhang

Guest

MeteorWayne

Guest

no_way

Guest

astrowikizhang

Guest

slidelock

Guest

alokmohan

Guest

astrowikizhang

Guest

no_way

Guest

alokmohan

Guest

3488

Guest

dreada5

Guest

3488

Guest

alokmohan

Guest

astrowikizhang

Guest

Similar threads

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Share this page