Ajisai is Japanese for Hydrangea which is prior to launch, the satellite was called Experimental Geodetic Satellite (EGS). The Ajisai mission has two main objectives.
The first objective, which was small term, was testing of NASDA'S (now JAXA) H-I, two-stage, launch vehicle.
The second and main long term objective was to determine the exact positions of the many isolated
Mission Instrumentation onboard:
Mirrors (318)
Retro reflector array
Final shots taken by KAGUYA'S HDTV, TC and added cameras
JAXA released ultimate still images taken by the High Definition Television (HDTV) of the lunar explorer "KAGUYA," which was maneuvered to be dropped onto the Moon's surface on June 11.
It’s also provided a 3D movie compiled based on observation data captured by the Terrain Camera (TC) about 12 minutes prior to its landing on the Moon, and the last observation data of the Multi-band Imager during the second last revolution ahda of the last one before hitting the Moon.
It’s also planed to hold a public event "Fly me to the Moon in AKIBA" to commemorate the completion of the KAGUYA mission in Akihabara on July 18 and 19. Please come and join us.
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