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Updated Launch Schedule of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47 (H-IIA F47) which carries aboard XRISM and SLIM

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has postponed the launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47 (H-IIA F47) which carries aboard "XRISM(Note1)" and "SLIM(Note2)" produced by JAXA due to a bad weather forecast. Updated launch schedule is as follows:

Launch Date Sunday, August 27, 2023
Launch Time 9:30:15 am (Japan Standard Time, JST) (Note3)
Reserved Launch Period: August 28 through September 15, 2023
  • 1X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission
  • 2Smart Lander for Investigating Moon
  • 3The launch time is subject to set each day during the reserved launch period.
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