section_path: Late 20th century–21st century uncrewed crash landings/SELENE (Japan)
section_name: SELENE (Japan)
paragraph_text: SELENE (Japan)
  
  SELENE or Kaguya after successfully orbiting the Moon for a year and eight months, the main orbiter was instructed to impact on the lunar surface near the crater Gill at 18:25 UTC on 10 June 2009. SELENE or Kaguya was launched on 14 September 2007.