Omotenashi cannot enter lunar orbit.
REPUBLIC.CO.ID, TOKYO — Upaya Japan to land probe on the moon failed. Japan’s space agency (JAXA) has given up on landing the country’s ultra-small spacecraft on the moon. This was disclosed by JAXA, Tuesday (11/22/2022) after communicating with the lander Omotenashi unstable after its launch last week.
JAXA extension the lander said Omotenashi unable to receive transmissions from Earth to correct its trajectory and position. This is because the solar cell is in a position directly facing the sun. Attempts to correct its position and orbit were also unsuccessful.
the program, Omotenashi will be the country’s first probe to land on the lunar surface. Omotenashi shaped like a box, it measures 11 cm in length, 24 cm in width, 37 cm in height and weighs 12.6 kg.
Omotenashi which it is advertised as lunar lander the smallest in the world, launched on Wednesday (11/23/2022), from the Kennedy Space Center owned by the National Space Center in Florida with a Space Launch System mega rocket.
After launch, the lander separated from the rocket and began its journey to the Moon. Unfortunately, the solar cells failed as the lander rotated away from the sun every four to five seconds, eight times faster than the assumed limit. Omotenashi can’t entered lunar orbit and landed on the moon.
