(Q23773226)

approximately

1 reference

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/slim.htm

210 kilogram

criterion used

landing weight

1 reference

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2023-137D

190 kilogram

criterion used

dry weight

1 reference

located on astronomical body

Moon

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coordinate location

13°18'55.76"S, 25°14'56.00"E

2 references

https://spacenews.com/japans-slim-achieved-pinpoint-moon-landing-with-just-one-working-engine/

Japan’s SLIM achieved pinpoint moon landing with just one working engine (English)

25 January 2024

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/slim.htm

25 January 2024

Andrew Jones

1 reference

6 September 2023

Yoshinobu Launch Complex

together with

X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission

1 reference

https://www.space.com/japan-slim-moon-lander-photo-lunar-surface

25 December 2023

19 January 2024

1 reference

19 January 2024

2 references

https://spacenews.com/japan-makes-history-with-tense-successful-moon-landing/

Japan makes history with tense, successful moon landing (English)

19 January 2024

https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1749294689650688107

19 January 2024

Andrew Jones

19 January 2024

3 references

https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1749294689650688107

https://spacenews.com/japans-slim-achieved-pinpoint-moon-landing-with-just-one-working-engine/

Japan’s SLIM achieved pinpoint moon landing with just one working engine (English)

25 January 2024

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2414496-japans-slim-moon-lander-regains-power-nine-days-after-botched-landing/

25 January 2024

Andrew Jones

Japan's SLIM moon lander regains power nine days after botched landing (English)

Alex Wilkins

29 January 2024

31 January 2024

English

28 January 2024

refine date

19:30

circa

3 references

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2414496-japans-slim-moon-lander-regains-power-nine-days-after-botched-landing/

Japan's SLIM moon lander regains power nine days after botched landing (English)

Alex Wilkins

29 January 2024

31 January 2024

English

https://twitter.com/amsatdl/status/1751693553674162250

28 January 2024

31 January 2024

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00260-z

10.1038/d41586-024-00260-z

Near death experience — Japan’s Moon lander makes a comeback (English)

DOI

Gemma Conroy

29 January 2024

31 January 2024

https://twitter.com/amsatdl/status/1752491960386941320

31 January 2024

3 references

31 January 2024

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/01/japan/science-health/slim-lunar-night/

Lunar night puts Japanese lander back to sleep (English)

1 February 2024

https://www.engadget.com/japans-moon-lander-took-this-eerie-photo-before-being-enveloped-by-lunar-night-221438290.html

2 March 2024

Japan’s moon lander took this eerie photo before being enveloped by lunar night (English)

3 February 2024

2 March 2024

Cheyenne MacDonald

25 February 2024

2 references

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2024/02/26/slim-japan-moon-lander/

https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1761981979237732355

29 February 2024

circa

1 reference

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/02/japan/science-health/japan-lunar-lander-sleep/

Japan SLIM moon lander put to sleep after surviving lunar night (English)

2 March 2024

2 March 2024

27 March 2024

1 reference

https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1773162369947996297

hibernation

29 March 2024

1 reference

https://twitter.com/slim_jaxa/status/1774608981098729732

23 April 2024

1 reference

https://twitter.com/slim_jaxa/status/1783330118683050427

start point

Yoshinobu Launch Complex

1 reference

space launch vehicle

H-IIA

serial number

H-IIA-47

1 reference

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

operator

1 reference

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/slim.htm

launch contractor

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

1 reference

https://news.abplive.com/science/japan-smart-lander-for-investigating-moon-slim-launch-date-all-about-japan-first-lunar-soft-landing-attempt-1628080

UTC date of spacecraft launch

6 September 2023

refine date

23:42:11

1 reference

location of landing

Shioli

near

2 references

https://spacenews.com/japans-slim-achieved-pinpoint-moon-landing-with-just-one-working-engine/

Japan’s SLIM achieved pinpoint moon landing with just one working engine (English)

25 January 2024

UTC date of spacecraft landing

25 January 2024

Andrew Jones

19 January 2024

refine date

15:20

2 references

https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1749294689650688107

https://spacenews.com/japan-makes-history-with-tense-successful-moon-landing/

Japan makes history with tense, successful moon landing (English)

19 January 2024

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/japans-moon-sniper-test-precision-074701174.html

19 January 2024

Andrew Jones

1 reference

Sharp Corporation

applies to part

spacecraft solar array

1 reference

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/japans-moon-sniper-test-precision-074701174.html

1 reference

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/japans-moon-sniper-test-precision-074701174.html

length

1.7 metre

1 reference

width

2.7 metre

1 reference

height

2.4 metre

1 reference

official website

Google Knowledge Graph ID

Japanese

0 references

model image

SLIM half scale model (close cropped).png
1,725 × 1,294; 2.98 MB

0 references

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0 references

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon

0 references

Identifiers

COSPAR ID

2023-137D

0 references

/g/11bc6yzf_k

0 references

NAIF ID

-240

0 references

0 references

1 reference

Twitter (X) numeric user ID

Twitter (X) username

SLIM_JAXA

1110387858160771072

start time

26 March 2019

number of subscribers

8,929