Japan launches 1st lunar explorer
TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A domestically developed H-2A rocket carrying Japan's first lunar orbiter is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sept. 14. The rocket carries the Selenological and Engineering Explorer, nicknamed ''Kaguya'' after a moon princess in an ancient Japanese folktale.
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- ILEA001217515
- Registered date
- 2007/9/14 00:00:00
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- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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- 2007 Kyodo News
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