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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
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