The spacecraft is preparing for insertion into lunar transfer orbit.
JAXA said SLIM is now in an Earth orbit phase, where it will"spend about 20 days as it continues to verify the functioning of its onboard equipment and prepare for insertion into the lunar transfer orbit," according toJAXA published an optical observation
of SLIM on Sept. 12, when the spacecraft was approximately 37,300 miles away from#美星スペースガードセンター にて2023年9月7日に打ち上げられたX線分光撮像衛星 #XRISM と小型月着陸実証機 #SLIM の光学観測に成功しました🔭SLIMは撮影時にはなんと約6万kmも離れたところにいました！XRISMは雲のすきまから現れた一瞬を撮影した渾身の1枚です！#JAXA pic.twitter.com/JCZncavro9
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