Hakuto-R Mission 1

Hakuto-R
Full-size model of Hakuto-R
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
Operatorispace
COSPAR ID2022-168A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.54696
Websiteispace-inc.com/m1
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftHakuto-R M1
Spacecraft typeLunar lander
Manufacturerispace
Launch mass1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
Dry mass340 kg (750 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date11 December 2022, 07:38 UTC
RocketFalcon 9 B1073.5
Launch siteCCSFS, SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Last contact25 April 2023, 16:40 UTC
Moon lander
Landing siteAtlas crater (attempted). 47°34′52″N 44°05′38″E / 47.581°N 44.094°E / 47.581; 44.094

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]

  1. ^ "NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. ^ Alamalhodaei, Aria (25 April 2023). "Watch ispace attempt to land on the moon for the first time". TechCrunch.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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