Hakuto-R Mission 1

failed private lunar landing mission

Hakuto-R Mission 1 was the first mission of the Hakuto-R Programme. It was ran by Japanese Space Corporation ispace to land a Lunar Lander on the Moon.

Hakuto-R Mission 1
Mission typeLunar Exploration
Operatorispace
COSPAR ID2022-168A
SATCAT no.54696Edit this on Wikidata
Websiteispace-inc.com/m1
Mission duration135 days (failure)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftLunar Lander
Manufacturerispace
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 11, 2022
RocketFalcon 9
Launch siteCape Canaveral Space Force Station SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
DisposalCrashed Landed
DeclaredApril 26, 2023
Last contactApril 25, 2023
Decay dateApril 25, 2023
Hakuto-R Programme
← None
Hakuto-R Mission 2 →
 
Hakuto-R Mission 1
Rashid (Rover)

Launch

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Hakuto-R Mission 1 Launched on a Falcon 9 Rocket on December 11, 2022. It launched alongside NASA's Lunar Flashlight CubeSat.

Failed landing

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The Hakuto-R Mission 1 crash landed on the Lunar Surface on April 25, 2023.