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Old 08-October-2007, 04:46 PM
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Relay Satellite Release: October 9, 00:46:01 JST [Oct 8, 15:46:01 UTC; 11:46:01 EDT; 08:46:01 PDT]
That would be now. One becomes two.

Relay satellite (RStar or RSAT) elliptical orbit is aimed for about 100 km x 2400 km.

Kaguya (SELENE) :: Four way Doppler measurements by Relay satellite and Main Orbiter transponder, Differential VLBI Radio Source (RSAT,VRAD)

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Too bad the on-board camera doesn't have the resolution to detect the Apollo hardware that was left behind, assuming the orbit would allow such pictures to be taken.
Yep, not enough resolution. It will sweep the sites, anyway, with its polar orbit and push-broom imaging, fore and aft.

Description of module containing Terrain Camera(s): Kaguya (SELENE) :: LISM [Terrain Camera(TC), Multi band Imager(MI), Spectral Profiler(SP)]

Technical mumbo-jumbo: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII :: PLANNED DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL PRODUCTS FROM SELENE TERRAIN CAMERA DATA (PDF)
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Last edited by 01101001; 09-October-2007 at 05:39 PM.. Reason: made largish 100k in-line image a link
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