SELENE-2

SELENE-2

Operator	JAXA
Mission type	Orbiter \ lander \ rover
Launch date	2018[1]
Launch vehicle	H-IIA
Satellite of	The Moon
COSPAR ID	SELENE2
Mass	30-kilogram rover

SELENE-2 /ˈsɛlᵻniː/, or the Selenological and Engineering Explorer 2, is a planned Japanese robotic spacecraft to the Moon that will include an orbiter, a lander and a rover.^[2] It is expected to be launched in 2018^[1] as a successor to the 2007 SELENE (Kaguya) lunar orbiter.^[3]

Orbiter

The orbiter will weigh 700 kg.^[2]

Lander

The lander will weigh 1,000 kg. It will be able to have 200 kg of payload. Its mission will last two weeks.^[2]

Rover

The rover will weigh 100 kg. Its mission will last two weeks. One of its instruments will be from South Korea.^[2]

Penetrators

One option JAXA was investigating in 2006, was to integrate a small data relay satellite and penetrators into the mission.^[4]

References

1. Japan to attempt unmanned lunar landing in 2018
2. Srinivas Laxman (2012-07-16). "Japan SELENE-2 Lunar Mission Planned For 2017". Asian Scientist. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
3. "Moon lander SELENE-2". JAXA Space Exploration Center. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
4. Tatsuaki Hashimoto (May 2006). "Robotic Lunar Exploration Scenario" (.PDF). JAXA. Retrieved 2010-05-07.

External links

• Manabu Kato, The Current Status of the Japanese Penetrator Mission Lunar-A, ISAS/JAXA, Information about the penetrator tests.