Last night, a command was sent to #Slim And a response received, confirming that the spacecraft has made it through the lunar night and maintained communication capability! #Goodaftermoon #JAXA
– 小型月着陸実証機 slim (@slim_jaxa) February 26, 2024
On February 1, the slim lander went into the Slip mode, as the night was starting on the moon. It is a long time. Due to not reaching sunlight for so many days, the temperature goes down significantly from zero. Chandrayaan-3 could not wake up after that low temperature, but Slim, while breaking this connection, established communication from his space agency again.
According to the Japanese Space Agency, the recurred communication remained for some time. As the temperature improves, the lander will be communicated with.
Landing was done in 180 feet area
The scope of landing of Chandrayaan-3 mission was large. Compared to that, Slim lander made landing in an 180 feet area. In this, he was a little strayed and overturned. By the time his solar panels had sunlight, a week passed. As soon as he started the work, but on February 1, the Slip went into mode because the night was deepened on the moon. Now the slim lander has been active again.