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Hagoromo



A small (12-kg) lunar orbiter ejected from the Japanese Hiten spacecraft on March 19, 1990. Its name means "angel's robe." Contact with the probe was lost after its release.


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   • JAPANESE SPACECRAFT
   • SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
   • JAPAN IN SPACE


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