The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has delayed the launch of the lunar mission to send the Intelligent Lander to Study the Moon (SLIM) to Earth satellite for the third time. This information appeared on: area JAXA.
The mission was canceled due to strong high-altitude winds, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch Services (MHILS), which was involved in the development of the H-2 A rocket to deliver SLIM to the Moon. Explanation published On the official MHILS account on social network X (formerly Twitter).
JAXA did not give a new start date for the mission. The Japanese Space Agency had planned to launch SLIM in 2021, but then the launch was delayed to August 24, 2023. The launch on the designated date had to be postponed to August 27 due to bad weather conditions, but this time the weather conditions hindered the plans.
SLIM will be Japan’s first space project to land on the moon. During the descent, the module will recognize and analyze lunar craters. The mission is also designed to demonstrate precision landing on the satellite, landing no more than 100 meters from the targeted point, while other devices land within a radius of 1 km from the target. If successful, Japan will become the fifth country in history to send equipment to the moon, after the USSR, USA, China and India.
It was the first time India had successfully done this before. to submit Chandrayaan-3 instrument on the lunar surface.