2023-10-02 14:58:55
Japan’s lunar exploration lander SLIM successfully entered transfer orbit on its way to Earth’s natural satellite. reported Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The module, sent to the Moon on September 7, became the first such device launched by Japan.
“SLIM completed its Earth orbit phase and changed its orbit to head toward the Moon at 2:40 a.m. on October 1, 2023, completing its transition to the lunar transition phase,” the agency said. They clarified that the device is currently “in normal condition.”
It is expected that in the near future the data from the SLIM module expedition will be used in the development of the American lunar mission Artemis 1 (“Artemis-1”). The mission’s objectives include testing the technology for a soft landing on the surface of a celestial body in conditions of weak gravity. In addition, using the equipment installed on the module, it is planned to study the metal content in lunar soil.
Japan became the fifth country to successfully send a module to the Moon. Before this, only the USA, USSR, India and China were able to do this.
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