Kaguya has officially become a lunar orbiter.
The confirmation of a lunar orbit for Kaguya is up on the Japanese language JAXA site (
press release in Japanese)
Orbit: Apogee 11,741km, Perigee 101km
Period: 16 hours 42 minutes
Edit:
Press release in English
Quote:
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performed the lunar orbit injection maneuver (LOI1) for the "KAGUYA" (SELENE) at 6:20 a.m. on October 4, 2007 (Japan Standard Time, JST.) [...] As a result of the orbit calculation after the maneuver, we have confirmed that the KAGUYA was injected into the following lunar orbit. The satellite is confirmed to be in good health.
We are now pleased to be able to report to you that we have safely delivered messages and signs that were collected from 412,627 people around the world through the Wish upon the Moon Campaign and engraved on the sheets to be aboard the KAGUYA to the Moon.
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