SELENE-2 (/ˈsɛlɨniː/), or the Selenological and Engineering Explorer 2, is a proposed Japanese robotic mission to the moon that will include an orbiter, a lander and a rover. It is expected to be launched in 2017[1] as a successor to the 2007 Kaguya (SELENE) moon orbiter.[2]
Orbiter [edit]
The orbiter will weigh 700 kg.[1]
Lander [edit]
The lander will weigh 1,000 kg. It will be able to have 200 kg of payload. Its mission will last two weeks.[1]
The rover will weigh 100 kg. Its mission will last two weeks. One of its instruments will be from South Korea.[1]
Penetrators [edit]
One option JAXA was investigating in 2006, was to integrate a small data relay satellite and penetrators into the mission.[3]
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Future spaceflights
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