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XRISM & SLIM
H-IIA 202
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITETanegashima Space Center, Japan
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.
- Launch vehicle
- H-IIA 202
- Mission type
- Astrophysics
- Destination orbit
- Lunar Orbit
- Launch pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
- Provider
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
H-IIA 202
H-IIA (H2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch Akatsuki, which studied the planet Venus. Launches occur at the Tanegashima Space Center.
- Height
- 53 m
- Diameter
- 4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 35
- First flight
- 2001-08-29
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Launch site & orbit
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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DestinationLunar Orbit
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