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Launch Postponement of JAXA KAGUYA (SELENE) Lunar Mission (Forwarded)
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL: +81-3-6266-6400 July 20, 2007 (JST) Joint Release: Mitsubishi Heavy Idustries, Ltd. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Launch Postponement of the KAGUYA (SELENE) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency would like to announce that we have decided to postpone the launch of the Lunar Orbit Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 13 (H-IIA F13.) The launch was originally scheduled for August 16, 2007 (Japan Standard Time, JST.) The new launch date will be announced as soon as it is determined. Reason for the delay: When a ground test was prepared for another satellite (Wideband Internetworking Engineering Test and Demonstration Satellite, WINDS,) the polarity of its onboard condenser was found to be installed reversely. JAXA checked the KAGUYA (SELENE) for the same problem, and found the reverse polarity of the condenser in the two onboard baby satellites (one condenser on each satellite.) The two condensers will be replaced. Mission website: * Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) H-IIA Launch Services http://www.h2a.jp/index.html * H-IIA Launch Vehicle http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/h2a/index_e.html * SELenological and ENgineering Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/selene/index_e.html * Launch of KAGUYA/H-IIAF13 Special Site http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f13/index_e.html |
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