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Beresheet

Israel · Launched

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Failed · Failure

A privately funded Israeli lander that reached lunar orbit before crashing during its descent to the surface.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Launch site
Cape Canaveral, United States
Countries
Israel
Mission types
Lander

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Beresheet launched as a secondary payload on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral

  2. Orbit insertion

    A six-minute braking manoeuvre captured Beresheet into a 500 x 10,000 km lunar orbit

    Moon

  3. Impact

    Main engine failure led to loss of communications about 150 meters above the surface and impact in Mare Serenitatis

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Beresheet · Lander

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

No verified trajectory dataset is committed for this mission, so Mission Atlas renders no path.

Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 27, 2026