IN PICS | Japan launches lunar lander 'SLIM' into space
Image Source : APAn HII-A rocket blasts off from the launch pad at Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima
Image Source : APThe rocket carried an X-ray telescope which will explore origins of the universe as well as a small lunar lander
Image Source : APThe rocket put into orbit around Earth a satellite called the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission
Image Source : APThe satellite will measure the speed and makeup of what lies between galaxies
Image Source : APJapan aims to land 'SLIM' within 100 metres of its target site on the lunar surface
Image Source : APThe $100-million mission is likely to start the landing by February after a long, fuel-efficient approach trajectory
Image Source : APTwo earlier lunar landing attempts by Japan failed in the last year
Image Source : APThis launch comes two weeks after India became the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon
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