H-IIA 202 | XRISM & SLIM

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Government)
• Rocket: H-IIA 202 — H-II family

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.

• Type: Astrophysics
• Orbit: Lunar Orbit (LO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
• Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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