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Its the second sentence in the Article. It is still in the original position but the angle of sunlight has shifted so light is now hitting the solar panels of t

Its the second sentence in the Article. It is still in the original position but the angle of sunlight has shifted so light is now hitting the solar panels of the lander.

thrdbndndn 3y ago
I assume it has actuators to correct the upside down position issue as soon as it has access to solar power? Or it has to stay in this position?
- KineticLensman 3y ago
  No actuators. It’s basically a box
- dotancohen 3y ago
  It has the exact same actuators to correct upside down position issues as does the Toyota Camry.
- bashauma 3y ago
  The probe is expected to operate during lunar daylight, i.e., until 2/1. (Note the main mission of SLIM is a "pinpoint landing" and the observation by the probe is just a bonus.) During the remaining three days, JAXA has announced that they will focus on optical observations of the surrounding environment (specifically, some rocks in the surrounding area). So it is hard to imagine they will do this hard schedule of risky additional operations to restore the attitude.
  - whycome 3y ago
    > optical observations of the surrounding environment turn cam on. take pictures of rocks.
    - bashauma 3y ago
      I wish someday we could take our camera to the moon as easily as our replying ;)
- angiosperm 3y ago
  Has attitude thrusters, but they might be worried about it ending up in a worse position.
soco 3y ago
So they fixed the sun position? Ok I'm joking, but they said "we fixed the glitch" which assumes some action on their part. Waiting for the sun to rotate doesn't count for me as a "fix", so was there anything else?
- InitialLastName 3y ago
  From the article: > The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said it re-established contact with the lander on Sunday, indicating that the glitch had been fixed. Being pedantic, the passive voice there doesn't give credit to anyone; the sun moving into a valid position for the current configuration could indeed have caused the glitch to be fixed.
deelowe 3y ago
> The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said it re-established contact with the lander on Sunday, indicating that the glitch had been fixed. I think the question is what exactly was "fixed?" Waiting for the sun to change position isn't a fix. The situation is still the same.
- makeitdouble 3y ago
  They use "glitch" as a synonym for "non functional", and this was probably only about the solar panel not getting sunlight. In that sense, it's fixed.

Its the second sentence in the Article. It is still in the original position but the angle of sunlight has shifted so light is now hitting the solar panels of the lander.

thrdbndndn 3y ago

I assume it has actuators to correct the upside down position issue as soon as it has access to solar power? Or it has to stay in this position?

KineticLensman 3y ago
No actuators. It’s basically a box
dotancohen 3y ago
It has the exact same actuators to correct upside down position issues as does the Toyota Camry.
bashauma 3y ago
The probe is expected to operate during lunar daylight, i.e., until 2/1. (Note the main mission of SLIM is a "pinpoint landing" and the observation by the probe is just a bonus.) During the remaining three days, JAXA has announced that they will focus on optical observations of the surrounding environment (specifically, some rocks in the surrounding area). So it is hard to imagine they will do this hard schedule of risky additional operations to restore the attitude.
- whycome 3y ago
  > optical observations of the surrounding environment turn cam on. take pictures of rocks.
  - bashauma 3y ago
    I wish someday we could take our camera to the moon as easily as our replying ;)
angiosperm 3y ago
Has attitude thrusters, but they might be worried about it ending up in a worse position.

soco 3y ago

So they fixed the sun position? Ok I'm joking, but they said "we fixed the glitch" which assumes some action on their part. Waiting for the sun to rotate doesn't count for me as a "fix", so was there anything else?

InitialLastName 3y ago
From the article: > The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said it re-established contact with the lander on Sunday, indicating that the glitch had been fixed. Being pedantic, the passive voice there doesn't give credit to anyone; the sun moving into a valid position for the current configuration could indeed have caused the glitch to be fixed.

deelowe 3y ago

> The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said it re-established contact with the lander on Sunday, indicating that the glitch had been fixed. I think the question is what exactly was "fixed?" Waiting for the sun to change position isn't a fix. The situation is still the same.

makeitdouble 3y ago
They use "glitch" as a synonym for "non functional", and this was probably only about the solar panel not getting sunlight. In that sense, it's fixed.