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Originally Posted by 01101001
Relay Satellite Release: October 9, 00:46:01 JST [Oct 8, 15:46:01 UTC; 11:46:01 EDT; 08:46:01 PDT]
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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)
RSAT Image
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Originally Posted by Tucson_Tim
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.
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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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