Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
XRISM & SLIM
H-IIA 202
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 · 23:42 UTC
Mission
/01X-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
/02Rocket
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