Japan will launch artificial satellites on the Moon

SILENE satellite of Japan is about to launch in August to carry out the campaign to explore the moon and study the origin and evolution of this object. But the moon explorer is only part of the campaign. Japan's next goal is to catch up with China, a new power in the space conquest race in Asia.

The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) announced that the SILENE project is the largest moon exploration campaign since the American Apollo program, with the task of placing an artificial satellite mother on the moon's orbit at altitude. 90 km and deploy two opposite satellite satellites in orbit. Researchers will use data obtained from satellites to study the origin and evolution of the moon.

The SILENE satellite of Japan is about to be launched into the moon.(Photo: JAXA)

"This campaign involves observing the entire moon, not part of it. It is an ambitious plan," said Satoki Kurokawa, a spokesman for JAXA.

This is an important step in Japan's plan to conquer space, including the landing of robots on the moon, and beyond that is to bring astronauts. To attract public attention, JAXA also implemented a " moon dream " program that allows people to send short messages to the moon via this satellite.

Japan became the leading country in Asia after launching the first artificial satellite in 1972. Currently, Japan is competing to maintain its position with its main competitors, China and Korea. China and India.

While China has achieved great success in this area recently, Japan has encountered many failures. Last month, one of four Japanese spy satellites malfunctioned due to technical problems, causing millions of dollars in losses. A campaign to Japan's Mars was also broken two years ago after its satellite was deviated from its orbit.

Bui Thang