Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

XRISM & SLIM

H-IIA 202

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 · 23:42 UTC

Mission

/01

X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), formerly the X-Ray Astronomy Recovery Mission (XARM), is a replacement for the Hitomi satellite that malfunctioned few weeks after the launch. Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is a lunar probe that will target a landing on a small crater in Mare Nectaris, an area located near the moon's equator on the side facing Earth.

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Lunar Orbit (LO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

H-IIA 202

Variant: 202

Launch Pad

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

30.401° N, 130.978° E

54

Pad Launches

88

Location Launches

36

Agency Launches

144

Orbital This Year

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