Race to the Moon · Japan
Full catalogue name: SLIM (+ LEV-1, LEV-2/SORA-Q)
SLIM launched on 6 Sep 2023, 23:42 UTC (7 Sep 2023 JST). SLIM is a lander mission by JAXA, counted under Japan.
Data reviewed against sources as of · All dates UTC unless a local time is shown
Partly. Recorded result: soft landing, tipped over. Landed; came to rest on its nose (20 Jan 00:20 JST) (about 19 Jan 2024). The mission as a whole is recorded as a success.
Firsts: First "pinpoint" landing: position error of about 10 m or less before the obstacle-avoidance manoeuvre; Japan became the fifth nation to soft-land
SLIM launched on 6 Sep 2023, 23:42 UTC (7 Sep 2023 JST).
SLIM is a lander mission by JAXA, counted under Japan.
Partly. Recorded result: soft landing, tipped over. Landed; came to rest on its nose (20 Jan 00:20 JST) (about 19 Jan 2024). The mission as a whole is recorded as a success.
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