H-IIA launched JAXA's Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter from Tanegashima, comprising a main orbiter plus two small relay/VRAD subsatellites, to study the Moon's origin and evolution and enter lunar orbit in October 2007.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LO
- Lunar orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3 T
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 3 H-IIA 2022 flights
- Date and time
- 14 September 2007, 01:31 UTC
- Rocket
- H-IIA 2022
- Builder
- MHI
- Launch site
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Lunar Exploration
- International designator
- 2007-039
- Launches in 2007
- 42nd of 68
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