1990 · Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Hiten
successMu-3S-II | Hiten
Japanese experimental satellite inserted in a highly elliptical Earth orbit which released a small satellite named Hagoromo into orbit around the Moon.
Overview
- Date / time
- January 24, 1990 at 11:46 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Mu Center
- Mission
- Hiten
- Mission type
- Robotic Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Elliptical Orbit