| Operator | JAXA |
|---|---|
| Website | LUNAR-A page |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 520 kg (1,150 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Cancelled |
| Rocket | M-5 |
| Moon orbiter | |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Periselene altitude | 200 km |
| Aposelene altitude | 300 km |
| Inclination | 30° |
| Moon impactor | |
LUNAR-A was a cancelled Japanese spacecraft project that was originally scheduled to be launched in 1995, then delayed to August 2004. After many delays (primarily due to potential thruster faults),[1] the project was eventually cancelled in January 2007.[2] It was planned to be launched on a Japanese M-V rocket from the Kagoshima Space Center.