The above schedule is subject to change due to the operation status.
The current schedule is based on a report to the Space Activities Commission on September 19, 2007.
Event
Date
Time
Completion of the initial checkout and regular observation start.
December 21
-
Initial checkout of the bus and mission equipment.
Early November
-
Injection into the lunar orbit which is the regular observation orbit (at an altitude of 100 km)
October 19
-
VRAD satellite separation
October 12
1:28 p.m.
Relay satellite separation
October 9
9:36 a.m.
Lunar orbit injection maneuver (LOI1)
October 4
6:20 a.m.
Period Adjustment Maneuver
September 19
Orbit Control Error Correction Maneuver
September 16
8 a.m.
Orbit Injection Error Correction Maneuver
September 15
1:32 a.m.
Deployment of the high-gain antenna
September 14
18:52 a.m.
Deployment of the solar array paddle
September 14
11:44 a.m.
Lift off
September 14
10:31:01 a.m.
Japan Standard Time (JST)