XRISM/SLIM
9/6/2023
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries postponed the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47 launch carrying XRISM and SLIM on August 24, 2023 and set an updated launch date of Sunday, August 27, 2023 with a reserved launch period of August 28 through September 15, 2023.
As of August 2, 2022, H-IIA F47 was listed to carry XRISM and SLIM with an estimated launch window of January–March 2023.
As of September 26, 2022, H-IIA F46 was listed to carry IGS Radar-7 sometime in the remainder of 2022 and H-IIA F47 was listed with a target of no earlier than April 2023 for XRISM and SLIM.
As of May 17, 2023, the XRISM and SLIM launch on H-IIA F47 was scheduled NET August 2023.
After landing, JAXA did not receive immediate updates from SLIM, but amateur radio operators detected a signal from it.
JAXA is developing the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission to demonstrate precision landings, with SLIM scheduled to launch in late 2021 or early 2022.
JAXA plans to launch the Smart Lunar Lander (SLIM) in 2022 to acquire pinpoint landing capabilities on the lunar surface.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying a Japanese lander mission and a NASA cubesat on 2022-12-11.
Mitsubishi Electric was awarded the SLIM contract in 2015 with primary responsibility for the design, manufacture, and testing of the lander at the company’s Kamakura Works in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, and for providing in-orbit operational support.