2024-01-19 18:07:30
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Keystone SDA | Friday, January 19, 2024
Journalists follow the live broadcast of the moon landing of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), at JAXA’s Sagamihara Campus. Photo: Eugene Hoshiko/AP/dpa
As of Friday evening, Japan had succeeded in its planned soft landing on the moon – but there were problems with the power supply. The solar panel is not working, it was said at a press conference with experts from Japan’s space agency Jaxa. The “SLIM” (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) lander is still communicating with the ground station and receiving data. The battery capacity is expected to last for a few hours. Further findings can be expected with the evaluation of further data. It cannot yet be said whether the landing took place as planned within a zone of 100 meters.
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