The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) decided to launch the H-IIA rocket with a lunar probe on board no earlier than August, the NHK television channel reports on March 31.
JAXA initially planned to launch in May. The postponement was reportedly affected by the failure of the H3 rocket that Japan attempted to launch on March 7.
At the time, the mission control center could not be convinced of the successful launch of the second engine, and so they gave the rocket a self-destruct signal.
It is noted that the previous generation rocket has a similar design to the second stage engine. For this reason, the agency decided to analyze the data received from the failure of the H3 rocket until the launch of its predecessor.
H-IIA will deliver the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe to the Moon, which should demonstrate a precise lunar landing method. The results of the launch will be needed as part of the American international lunar program Artemis, which proposes to send people to the natural satellite of the Earth.
Remember that the H-IIA launch vehicle has been used by the Japanese department since 2001. The last launch of such a rocket took place in December 2021. A launch of this rocket, which took place on November 29, 2003 , it is considered failed.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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