This orbiter had 15 observational instruments, including NHK's Hi-Vision (HDTV) camera, on board. It was injected into a polar orbit 100 km above the moon on October 18, 2007, and on June 11 ...

As an NHK executive, he witnessed international competition over HDTV standards and switchover from the MUSE analog system to the digital system. His testimony shows that although Japan was ...