Hiten (MUSES-A)

First aerobraking demo; orbited then deliberately impacted.

Coordinates

34.3, 55.6 (positive-east)

Era

B (1990-2019)

Parent mission

Hiten

Role

spacecraft bus

Operator

ISAS

Nation

Japan

Launched (UTC)

1990-01-24

Reached Moon (UTC)

1992-02-15 orbit / 1993-04-10 impact

Event type

orbiter/impactor

Outcome

success

Site

Btwn Stevinus & Furnerius (per one tier); other tier not_found_yet

Coordinate note

contested: one tier gives coords, one not_found_yet

Left on surface

impact debris

Returned material

none

Current status

impacted

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

secondary

Primary source