According to the news of Ukrinform, this was reported by Kyodo with reference to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

The rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture at 08:42 local time (2:42 Kiev time), successfully launching the observatory and lander into their planned orbits.

Previously, this launch was scheduled for the end of August, but was delayed three times due to bad weather.

The orbiting X-ray telescope XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) was created in collaboration with NASA and JAXA, with participation from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). It was designed to study the cosmos using X-ray imaging and spectroscopy, and is expected to provide new data on the evolution of the largest structures in the universe, the distribution of matter in space, and the formation of galaxies.

In particular, the telescope needs to study the surroundings of black holes and giant galactic clusters.

Developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in collaboration with JAXA, Japan’s SLIM (Intelligent Landing Vehicle for Studying the Moon) lunar lander must use images from its camera to apply high-precision landing technology to within 100 meters of a planned point near Shioli Crater on the lunar equator. . . The accuracy of available descent vehicles ranges from several to tens of kilometers.

The lander is expected to enter lunar orbit in about three to four months and try to reach its surface in one to two months.

The data Japan collects during this mission will be used in the US-led Artemis project, which aims to return humans to the moon by 2025 and advance their research. The experience gained on Earth’s moon will also help humanity in the exploration of Mars.

If successful, Japan will become the fifth country to land a lunar rover on Earth’s satellite, after the United States, China, India and the former Soviet Union.

As reported by Ukrinform, India has put the Pragyan lunar rover, the first device to reach the Moon’s South Pole, into sleep mode after completing a two-week experimental period on the Earth satellite.

The payload is turned off and the solar panel is oriented to light at the next sunrise expected on September 22, when the rover will activate and return to Moon exploration.