Kaguya
AgencyJAXA
Year2007-2009
TypeMoon orbit
RocketH-IIA
CountryJapan
About the Mission
The most advanced lunar orbiter of its generation. Its HDTV cameras filmed the Earth rising over the Moon in stunning video. Mapped terrain and gravity across the whole Moon with two relay subsatellites. Dropped impactors that flashed on the surface. Named for the moon princess of Japanese legend.
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