LaunchesXRISM & SLIM
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XRISM & SLIM
H-IIA · Astrophysics
Sep 6, 2023 · 23:42 UTCYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- JAXA
- Rocket
- H-IIA
- Orbit
- LO
- Pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2