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LEV-2
LEV-2 was launched on September 6, 2023 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: escaped to another body, attached (Oct 5, 2023).
COSPAR 2023-137GCAT D01133Japan
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- LEV-2
- Payload designation
- SORA-Q
- International designator
- 2023-137
- GCAT identifier
- D01133
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- ISAS/JAXA
- Country
- Japan
- Builder
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci
- Platform (bus)
- SORA-Q
Launch
- Date
- September 6, 2023 · 23:42 UTC
- Launch record
- 2023-137Success
- Rocket
- H-IIA 202
- Spaceport
- Tanegashima · pad Y
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- PCO
- Status
- Escaped to another body, attached
- Status date
- October 5, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 0 kg
- Dry mass
- 0 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D01133
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- October 3, 2023
- Phase outcome
- Escaped to another body, attached · October 5, 2023
- Destination
- Earth
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2023 | Earth | Oct 3, 2023 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Earth | Dec 14, 2023 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Luna | Jan 19, 2024 | Released | — |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Luna | Jan 19, 2024 | Landed | 25.2E 13.3S |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Luna | Jan 19, 2024 | Stopped transmitting on the surface | — |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Rover | Landed and operated | Jan 19, 2024 | — | -13.32, 25.25 |
| Luna | Rover | Landed and operated | Jan 19, 2024 | — | -13.32, 25.25 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).