The H2A launch vehicle carrying Japan’s first lunar lander, called SLIM, was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture. The launch process is currently being published by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). DEA News.
The SLIM landing craft is 2.4 m high and weighs 200 kg. Its main task is to study the craters and topography of the moon using technologies similar to facial recognition systems. In addition, SLIM is equipped with a special camera that allows you to measure the content of iron and other elements in rocks on the lunar surface. SLIM aims for soft landing with an accuracy of 100 m. For comparison, the accuracy of the Apollo 11 lunar module was 20 km. SLIM is scheduled to launch with the XRISM space telescope and land near the Shioli crater (13.3°S, 25.2°E).
The Intelligent Lunar Lander (SLIM) is a lunar module developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). On August 28, the launch of the launch vehicle was once again delayed due to adverse weather conditions, particularly strong winds, at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. JAXA announced that the module’s launch to the moon is scheduled before September 15. As a result, the launch took place on September 7.
The development cost of this project is approximately 18 billion yen.
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