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JAXA lunar exploration

JAXA lunar exploration is explored here through 1 archived mission, from SLIM through SLIM, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.

Missions: 1
People: 0
Vehicles: 1

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JAXA lunar exploration missions

Every archived JAXA lunar exploration mission, in launch order.

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SLIMSeptember 7, 2023 JST-January 20, 2024 JSTSurface mission concluded after three lunar nightsPinpoint lunar landing technology demonstratorSLIM demonstrated that a small lunar lander could navigate toward a scientifically chosen site with far greater precision than traditional landing ellipses.