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Hakuto-R M1

Failed Japanese private lunar landing mission. Hakuto-R M1 was launched on December 11, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 11, 2022).

COSPAR 2022-168ANORAD 54696Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Hakuto-R M1
Payload designation
Hakuto-R Mission 1
International designator
2022-168A
NORAD catalog number
54696
GCAT identifier
S54696
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1132

Mission

Mission type
Deep space
Use
Commercial
Program
iSpace
Owner
iSpace
Country
Japan
Builder
iSpace Inc.
Platform (bus)
Hakuto-R

Launch

Date
December 11, 2022 · 07:38 UTC
Launch record
2022-168Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
CLO
Perigee
293 km
Apogee
1,134,167 km
Inclination
29.10°
Status
Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date
December 11, 2022
Last known active
Apr 25, 2023
End of operations
Apr 25, 2023

Size

Mass
1,050 kg
Dry mass
340 kg
Length
2.3 m
Diameter
2.60 m
Span
2.6 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D01116
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
March 18, 2023
Phase outcome
Entered orbit around the target · March 21, 2023
Destination
Luna

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Dec 11, 2022EarthMar 18, 2023Escaped to another bodyLuna
Mar 21, 2023LunaApr 25, 2023Reentered (orbital decay)47.6N 44.1E

Landings and impacts

WorldTypeResultTouchdownSiteCoordinates
LunaLander (powered landing)Targeted impactApr 25, 2023—47.58, 44.09

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q115029045 (CC0).