Change set

Pick exam & year, then Go.

Question map
Not attempted Correct Incorrect ★ Bookmarked
Loading…
Q17 (IAS/2008) Science & Technology › Space & Defence Technology › Space exploration missions Answer Verified

Selene-1, the lunar orbiter mission belongs to which one of the following?

Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: C
Explanation

SELENE (also called Kaguya) is the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) large lunar orbiter mission. The spacecraft, comprising a main orbiter and two subsatellites, was launched on 14 September 2007 and inserted into lunar orbit on 4 October 2007 as part of Japan’s SELENE program, with objectives to perform global lunar surveys and advance engineering for future lunar exploration [1]. Official mission overviews and technical summaries identify SELENE/Kaguya explicitly as a JAXA (Japan) mission, describe its launch date, spacecraft configuration, and mission lifetime, and note its legacy in high-resolution topography and gravity mapping of the Moon [2]. Hence Selene-1 (SELENE/Kaguya) belongs to Japan.

Sources

  1. [1] https://issfd.org/ISSFD_2009/OrbitDeterminationII/Ikeda.pdf
  2. [2] https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/selene
How others answered
Each bar shows the % of students who chose that option. Green bar = correct answer, blue outline = your choice.
Community Performance
Out of everyone who attempted this question.
18%
got it right
✓ Thank you! We'll review this.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

CAPF · 2022 · Q73 Relevance score: -1.40

'The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal', a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, belongs to which one of the following countries?

IAS · 2009 · Q36 Relevance score: -2.20

India has recently landed its Moon Impact Probe on the Moon. Among the following countries, which one landed such probe on the Moon earlier ?

IAS · 2007 · Q2 Relevance score: -3.61

Recently, the European Union and other six countries including India signed the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project. Which one of the following was not a signatory to it?

NDA-I · 2015 · Q71 Relevance score: -3.78

Which of the following country/countries successfully inserted a spacecraft into Mars’ orbit by maiden attempt ?

IAS · 2016 · Q91 Relevance score: -4.23

Consider the following statements : The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO 1. is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission 2. made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after USA 3. made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt Which of the statements given above is/are correct?