Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter

South Korean lunar orbiter. Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter was launched on August 4, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Aug 5, 2022).

COSPAR 2022-094ANORAD 53365South Korea

Identity

Name in GCAT: Danuri
Common name: Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter
Payload designation: KPLO
International designator: 2022-094A
NORAD catalog number: 53365
GCAT identifier: S53365
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1105

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: KLEP
Owner: KARI
Country: South Korea
Builder: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Platform (bus): KPLO

Launch

Date: August 4, 2022 · 23:08 UTC
Launch record: 2022-094Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 246 km
Apogee: 1,155,274 km
Inclination: 29.59°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: August 5, 2022
Last known active: March 2023

Size

Mass: 678 kg
Dry mass: 550 kg
Length: 1.8 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 8.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D01097
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: December 2, 2022
Phase outcome: Flyby · December 7, 2022
Destination: Earth

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
August 2022	SEL1	September 2022	Escaped to another body	Earth
Aug 5, 2022	Earth	August 2022	Escaped to another body	SEL1
September 2022	Earth	Dec 2, 2022	Escaped to another body	Luna
Dec 2, 2022	Earth	Dec 7, 2022	Escaped to another body	Luna
Dec 13, 2022	Luna	Dec 16, 2022	Entered orbit around the target	Luna
Dec 16, 2022	Luna	—	In orbit	—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q30749609 (CC0).