SLIM, Small Japanese lunar lander |
SLIM, Small Japanese lunar lander |
Mar 22 2022, 09:35 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10256 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
SLIM is a small Japanese lunar lander planned to launch this year.
Here: https://sorabatake.jp/25799/ is an article about it, with some images, describing two small landers which will deploy from it and operate on the surface. In Japanese. Open in something which will offer a translation if required. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Aug 7 2023, 07:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 206 Joined: 14-April 06 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 745 |
The launch of SLIM is now planned for August 25 Pacific Time. I saw today at NSSDC that the landing site is now near Shioli Crater.
"The landed weight will be about 210 kg, landing objective is to be within 100 meters of the target point, the ejecta blanket of Shioli crater (crater centered at approximately 13.322 S, 25.232 E)." https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/....action?id=SLIM Go SLIM! |
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Aug 7 2023, 09:22 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10256 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Two published suggestions for the landing site. sources: Kushiki, K., Sakai, S., Sawai, S. et al., 2017. System design of the small lunar lander SLIM. Presented at the 17th Space Science Symposium, January 2017. Presentation P-073. Sakai, S., 2019. To the target location on the moon. Introduction of the small lunar lander “SLIM” project. JAXA/ISAS. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Aug 25 2023, 08:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 3-February 20 From: Paris (France) Member No.: 8747 |
Delayed launch, which was scheduled today, for the "Spectroscopy and X-ray Imaging Satellite (XRISM)" and the "Small Lunar Lander Demonstration Vehicle (SLIM)" by H-IIA Launcher No. 47. The reason for this deferral is not specified. For the next attempt, and possibly others, the launch time will be set the day before... (Reminder: Launch window from August 27, 2023 to September 15, 2023 |
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Aug 25 2023, 09:12 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10256 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
I heard the reason was bad weather.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Aug 28 2023, 09:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 3-February 20 From: Paris (France) Member No.: 8747 |
Launch again postponed, wind speed too high.
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Sep 1 2023, 06:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 3-February 20 From: Paris (France) Member No.: 8747 |
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Sep 4 2023, 02:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 3-February 20 From: Paris (France) Member No.: 8747 |
SLIM must make the trip duo with XRISM
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Spa...n_set_to_launch Let us hope that the weather will be favourable this time. At three days the forecasts are very reliable. We are hopeful. |
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Sep 7 2023, 12:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Successful launch and separation!
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Sep 7 2023, 06:18 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10256 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Now we will see if a Japanese name is given to the lander in place of its English language acronym. The Japanese custom has been to give a name after launch.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Sep 7 2023, 07:38 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 3-September 12 From: Almeria, SE Spain Member No.: 6632 |
Is there any public timeline?
LOI? Landing? I understand that it will be in the first months of 2024. Thorsten |
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Sep 14 2023, 11:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 3-February 20 From: Paris (France) Member No.: 8747 |
Is there any public timeline? LOI? Landing? I understand that it will be in the first months of 2024. Thorsten Bonjour, I don’t know the answers to these questions, but I confirm the moon landing should be done in early 2024. In the meantime, here are some short news from the probe : https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2023/09/20230914-1_e.html |
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Sep 14 2023, 10:19 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10256 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
We could narrow the landing to certain ranges of dates by looking at the date of sunrise at the landing site. SLIM uses image matching to track its location, so it needs to land in daylight and probably at least 2 days after sunrise to avoid the more extensive shadows.
Sunrise dates are 16 January and 15 February. Landings around 19 January or 18 February would seem likely. Phil Postscript on 5 October: 19 January is the intended date. -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Oct 5 2023, 11:45 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10256 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1709943311770018108
Image of the Moon taken just before the flyby. The translated text says the view is not possible from Earth, which is correct, but many media reports misinterpret that to mean the image shows the far side of the Moon. That's not true. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Oct 8 2023, 02:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 3-September 12 From: Almeria, SE Spain Member No.: 6632 |
In fact, the part of the Moon's far side that would be visible in the picture is on the right in the dark lunar night.
So only the near side can be seen, albeit from an unusual perspective. Center (cut in half): Mare Tranquilitatis Above: Mare Serenitatis Top left: Mare Imbrium Thorsten |
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