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| Mission type | Orbiter lander rover |
|---|---|
| Operator | JAXA[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 5,000 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Cancelled [2] |
| Rocket | H-IIA |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
SELENE-2 /ˈsɛlɪniː/, or the Selenological and Engineering Explorer 2, is a cancelled Japanese robotic mission to the Moon that would have included an orbiter, a lander and a rover.[3] It was intended as a successor to the 2007 SELENE (Kaguya) lunar orbiter.[4]
Instead of SELENE-2, JAXA is working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to plan a joint mission called the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX).[5][6][7][8] The mission would send an uncrewed lunar lander and rover to explore the south pole region of the Moon no earlier than 2026.[9] JAXA is likely to provide the under-development H3 launch vehicle and the rover, while ISRO would be providing the lander.[10]
- ^ a b "Lunar Polar Exploration Mission" (PDF). 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2017.
- ^ Mission Concepts of Unprecedented Zipangu Underworld of the Moon Exploration (UZUME) Project. (PDF). Junichi HARUYAMA, Isao KAWANO, Takashi KUBOTA, etal. J-Stage. 3 July 2015. Accessed: 24 September 2018. Quote: "SELENE-2 was a mission with an intention to send a landing module to the Moon, and a lunar hole was a candidate for the landing site. However, the SELENE-2 mission was officially terminated in March 2015."
- ^ Srinivas Laxman (2012-07-16). "Japan SELENE-2 Lunar Mission Planned For 2017". Asian Scientist. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Moon lander SELENE-2". JAXA Space Exploration Center. 24 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "ISRO working on ambitious lunar missions LUPEX, Chandrayaan-4: Official". The Economic Times. 2023-11-17. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "India's next Moon shot will be bigger, in pact with Japan". The Times of India. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
For our next mission — Chandrayaan-3 — which will be accomplished in collaboration with JAXA (Japanese Space Agency), we will invite other countries too to participate with their payloads.
- ^ "Global Exploration Roadmap - Supplement August 2020 - Lunar Surface Exploration Scenario Update" (PDF). NASA. August 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "ISRO's next Moon mission in collaboration with Japanese space agency gathers steam". The Economic Times. 2023-08-22. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ 4th IPSC 2023 Inauguration. 2023-03-22. Event occurs at 1:18:09.
- ^ "Episode 82: JAXA and International Collaboration with Professor Fujimoto Masaki". Astro Talk UK. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
