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SLIM Launch Mission

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On September 7, 2023, H-IIA Flight 47 launched SLIM with XRISM from Tanegashima. SLIM separated normally and began its lunar precision-landing technology demonstration mission.

Launch time
September 7, 2023 at 08:42:11 AM GMT+9
Rocket
H-IIA
Launch site
Tanegashima Space Center
The SLIM landing site imaged by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
The SLIM landing area imaged by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera after landing.NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University · NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University via Wikimedia Commons ↗NASA informational/editorial media use; credit retained; no endorsement implied. NASA identifiers and logos are not used to imply endorsement.
Mission Overview

Mission overview

SLIM was a Japanese mission to demonstrate precision lunar landing technology. It shared H-IIA Flight 47 with the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission XRISM. JAXA confirmed nominal flight and normal SLIM separation about 47 minutes 33 seconds after launch.

Launch Information

Launch information

Launch time
September 7, 2023 at 08:42:11 AM GMT+9
Status
Completed
Result
Success
Rocket
H-IIA
Launch site
Tanegashima Space Center
Payload
Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)
Organizations
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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VerifiedLast updated · Sep 21, 2026, 5:52 PM
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JAXA: Launch result for XRISM and SLIM

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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Supports September 7, 2023 at 08:42:11 JST, H-IIA F47, SLIM, Tanegashima Space Center and normal spacecraft separation.

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