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Hakuto-R Mission 1

Also known as HakutoRM1, Hakuto-R Mission1

ispace · Launched

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Failed · Failure

A commercial Japanese technology demonstration lander, built by ispace, that reached lunar orbit but was lost during its descent to the surface.

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

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Hakuto-R Mission 1 launched on a Falcon 9 alongside Lunar Flashlight

  2. Orbit insertion

    Lunar orbit insertion was achieved

    Moon

  3. Milestone

    A 100 km circular lunar orbit was achieved

    Moon

  4. Impact

    No communication was received after the planned landing time and the spacecraft was presumed lost

    The page gives 25 April 2023 at approximately 16:40 UT as the scheduled landing time, not an observed impact time, so only the date is recorded.

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Hakuto-R Mission 1 · 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