Japan's lunar landing demonstration vehicle 'SLIM' becomes the fifth country in the world to successfully land on the moon
The small lunar landing demonstration vehicle 'SLIM' launched by Japan on September 7, 2023 landed on the moon on January 20, 2024. It is the fifth country to successfully land on the moon, following the former Soviet Union, the United States, China, and India.
Small lunar landing demonstrator SLIM | ISAS/JAXA
Small lunar landing demonstrator SLIM pinpoint lunar landing live press conference - YouTube
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JAXA/JSAS (Institute of Space and Astronautical Science) has two goals: ``demonstrating high-precision landing technology on the moon'' and ``creating a lightweight lunar and planetary probe system to contribute to more frequent lunar and planetary exploration.'' To this end, we have been promoting the SLIM (Smart Lander for investigating Moon) project.
On September 7, 2023, SLIM was launched on a H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space Center along with JSAS's scientific satellite '
It entered lunar orbit on December 25, 2023, and landed on the moon on January 20, 2024.
According to a press conference held after landing, although the landing was successful, the onboard solar cells were not generating electricity.
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