Japanese Aerospace Research Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on August 26 intend to launch the H2A launch vehicle with its first module for studying the moon, Kyodo said on Tuesday.
SLIM device 2.4 m high and a weight of 200 kg is designed to study the craters and the relief of the moon using technologies similar to that are used in person recognition systems.
SLIM is also equipped with a special chamber, which allows you to measure the amount of iron and other elements contained in rocks on the lunar surface.
The data is supposed to be used as part of the Lunar Program of the National Directorate of the United States in Aeronautics and the study of space space Artemis.
It was originally planned to send a module to the moon in May, however, the deadlines were postponed due to the unsuccessful launch of a new Japanese heavy-class h3 launch vehicle