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SORA-Q
SORA-Q was launched on December 11, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Apr 25, 2023).
COSPAR 2022-168GCAT D01120Japan
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SORA-Q
- Payload designation
- JAXA Transforming Robot
- International designator
- 2022-168
- GCAT identifier
- D01120
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- ISAS/JAXA
- Country
- Japan
- Builder
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci
- Platform (bus)
- SORA-Q
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)
- PCO
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- April 25, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 0 kg
- Dry mass
- 0 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D01120
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- March 18, 2023
- Phase outcome
- Reentered attached to another object · April 25, 2023
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2022 | Earth | Mar 18, 2023 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Rover | Targeted impact | Apr 25, 2023 | — | 47.58, 44.09 |
| Luna | Rover | Targeted impact | Apr 25, 2023 | — | 47.58, 44.09 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).