Mission record

H-IIA 202 | XRISM & SLIM

H-IIA· Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LO
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
Japan
Date
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 23:42:11 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6512 ever

Mission

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.

Deployed payloads · 1
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