ISRO congratulates Japan's JAXA on successful launch of H-IIA rocket carrying lander SLIM to Moon
NASA, and it will involve studying light at various wavelengths, temperature assessments, and analysing the shapes and brightness of celestial objects, AP reported. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was responsible for manufacturing and launching the rocket H-IIA.
Onboard the rocket is JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft also known as the "Moon Sniper" for its precision landing technology. This launch follows India's recent achievement of becoming the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon with its Chandrayaan-3 mission.
The launch comes two weeks after India successfully landed Vikram lander on the lunar south pole. Japan had previously experienced two unsuccessful attempts to land on the Moon.
The first resulted in a loss of contact with a lander carried by a NASA rocket, and the second, an attempt by a Japanese start-up, ended in a crash during the lunar descent in April. (With agency inputs)
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