Emirates Lunar Mission
lunar mission by the United Arab Emirates
The Emirates Lunar Mission was the first mission to the Moon by The United Arab Emirates. The mission by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre sent a lunar rover named Rashid to the Moon aboard ispace's Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander.
| Mission type | Lunar Exploration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | 135 days (failed) |
| Distance travelled | 238,900 mi (386,400 km) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Rashid Rover |
| Spacecraft type | Lunar Rover |
| Manufacturer | Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 11, 2022 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Center SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Deployed from | Falcon 9 Second Stage |
| Deployment date | December 11, 2022 |
| Entered service | January 1, 2023 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Crash Landed |
| Declared | April 26, 2023 |
| Deactivated | April 20, 2023 |
| Destroyed | April 25, 2023 |
| Last contact | April 25, 2023 |
| Decay date | April 26, 2023 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Lunar Orbit |
| Regime | Elliptical Orbit |
| Perilune | 62.1371 mi (100 km) |
| Apolune | 1,242 mi (2,000 km) |
| Lunar lander | |
| Landing date | April 25, 2023 (failed) |
| Landing site | Atlas Crater (failed) |
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