JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

👁 Image	SLIM is a small-scale exploration lander designed for pinpoint landings on the Moon’s surface, reduction in the size and weight of equipment used in Moon landings, and investigation into the Moon’s origins. It will also test technology fundamental to exploration in low-gravity environments, an important requirement for future scientific investigation of the solar system.

SLIM Mission Objectives

Following are the SLIM mission objectives thereby JAXA endeavors to contribute to future missions to explore the moon and other planets;

Demonstration of the accurate lunar landing techniques embodied in a small explorer
Acceleration of the study of the moon and other planets using the lighter exploration system

Future solar science exploration will demand the level of navigation accuracy that JAXA is in the quest for through the SLIM mission. As scientific knowledge builds on the study object, more specific research will be needed. Placing spacecraft with precision facilitates the expertise. Planetary science exploration will additionally call for highly capable equipment for observation. Downsizing the exploration system can reinforce the instruments to be placed into a locale especially well suited for its mission of landing.

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Sep. 4, 2023 Updated

Live Coverage: Launch of the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) and the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) onboard the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47 [Rescheduled]

JAXA will provide the live coverage of the launch of the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) and the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) onboard the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47 (H-IIA F47). Broadcast Time: around 8:10 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. (JST) on September 7, 2023/ 23:10 p.m. on September 6 to 0:40 a.m. (UTC) on September 7, 2023 Launch Time: 8:42:11 A.M. (JST) on September 7, 2023 / 23:42:11 p.m. (UTC) on September 6, 2023 Launch Site: Launch Site: JAXA Tanegas...