A rocket carrying the SLIM lunar probe, with which Japan intends to carry out the country’s first landing, took off on Thursday, after three Postponements since the end of August due to unfavorable weather conditions.
According to the live broadcast of the launch, the 47th H2A missile, operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, deployed as scheduled, at 8:42 am (0:42 am Lisbon time), from a base in Tanegashima, in the southwest of the country. .
The SLIM lunar probe successfully separated from the H2A rocket, which is 53 meters long and four meters in diameter, about 45 minutes after liftoff, triggering an explosion of joy and applause in the control center.
