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SLIM Mission

Robotic Lunar Exploration Missions

The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, nicknamed the Moon Sniper, was a lunar lander mission operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric. It launched on September 6, 2023, aboard an H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center together with the XRISM space telescope, entered lunar orbit on December 25, 2023, and soft-landed on the Moon on January 19, 2024, making Japan the fifth country to accomplish a soft landing there. Its primary objective was to demonstrate precision landing, aiming to touch down within 100 metres of a target near Shioli crater using image processing to recognise craters.

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Mission Type
Mission Type (category)
Lander / Rover 1
Launch Date
2023-09-06 1
SLIM Mission
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Sora-Q

SLIM Mission
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JAXA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia, Smart Lander for Investigating Moon

Spacecraft Of

SLIM, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia, Smart Lander for Investigating Moon
Sora-Q, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia: Sora-Q
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1. Wikipedia, Smart Lander for Investigating Moon
  • Lead: mission type
    was a lunar lander mission operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
  • Lead or launch section: launch date
    it was launched on September 6, 2023
  • Operated By: JAXA, Lead: agency
    operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
  • Includes: SLIM, Lead: mission of the spacecraft (part-of)
    was a lunar lander mission operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
  • Spacecraft Of: SLIM, Lead: mission of the spacecraft (mission-of)
    was a lunar lander mission operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
  • In Group: Lunar Missions of Japan, Europe and Korea, Lead: kind of mission and sponsor
    was a lunar lander mission operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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Wikipedia: Sora-Q
  • Includes: Sora-Q, Article text: mission or program
    on 2023 Smart Lander for Investigating Moon mission
  • Spacecraft Of: Sora-Q, Article text: mission or program
    on 2023 Smart Lander for Investigating Moon mission
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