Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar lander Mission by Japan
Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is a lunar lander mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The lander will demonstrate precision landing technology. By 2017, the lander was planned to be launched in 2021, but this was delayed until 2023 due to delays in SLIM's rideshare mission, X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). It was successfully launched on 6 September 2023 at 23:42 UTC (7 September 08:42 Japan Standard Time). If the mission is successful, Japan will become the 5th country to soft land on the surface of the Moon. On 1 October 2023, the lander executed its trans-lunar injection burn. It entered orbit around the Moon on 25 December and is expected to land on January 19, 2024.
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