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SELENE

H-IIA 2022 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on September 14, 2007, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 14, 2007 · 01:31 UTCLaunch 2007-039Launch no. 4,857 in the log
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMHIJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 14, 2007, 01:31
Launch designation
2007-039
Mission
SELENE
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIA-13

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
270 km
Initial apogee
300 km
Inclination
30.4°
Payload mass to orbit
3.0 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kaguya2007-039ANORAD 32054Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyDeep space2,885 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Sep 14, 2007
Okina2007-039BNORAD 32055Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyDeep space45 kgLeft for deep space attached to another object · Sep 14, 2007
Ouna2007-039CNORAD 32056Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyDeep space53 kgLeft for deep space attached to another object · Sep 14, 2007

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.