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1993-0076

HITEN (MUSES A)

HITEN (MUSES A) (NORAD 20448) impacted the Moon when its orbit decayed on 12 April 1993, 3 years, 2 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
20448
International designator
1990-007A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
24 Jan 1990Uchinoura
Flight ended (UTC)
12 Apr 1993Recorded time 18:03 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,174 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon (orbit decayed)
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
185 kg
Operator
ISAS
Built by
NEC
Bus
MUSES-A
Programme
MUSES

Life in orbit

3 years, 2 months

Also ended on 12 Apr 1993

1 entry
1993-0077CZ-3 R/B

From the same launch

1990-007
1990-0062M-3S2 R/B(1)In orbitMUSES-A Subsatellite
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