 Full-size model of Hakuto-R | |
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | ispace |
| COSPAR ID | 2022-168A |
| SATCAT no. | 54696 |
| Website | ispace-inc |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Hakuto-R M1 |
| Spacecraft type | Lunar lander |
| Manufacturer | ispace |
| Launch mass | 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) |
| Dry mass | 340 kg (750 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 December 2022, 07:38 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 B1073.5 |
| Launch site | CCSFS, SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 25 April 2023, 16:40 UTC |
| Moon lander | |
| Landing site | Atlas crater (attempted). 47°34′52″N 44°05′38″E / 47.581°N 44.094°E |
 Hakuto-R Mission 1 patch | |
Hakuto-R Mission 1 was a failed private Japanese uncrewed lunar landing mission built and operated by ispace, which was launched in December 2022 for an attempted lunar landing in April 2023.
This first Hakuto mission was primarily a technology demonstrator and carried the Emirates Lunar Mission.[1] Travelling approximately 1,400,000 kilometres (870,000 mi), it is the furthest a privately-funded spacecraft has traveled.[2] Communication with the lander was lost during the final seconds of its April 2023 descent.[3]
- ^ "NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ Alamalhodaei, Aria (25 April 2023). "Watch ispace attempt to land on the moon for the first time". TechCrunch.
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