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Lunar Flashlight

Also known as LunarFlashlight

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Launched

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Failed · Failure

A NASA CubeSat intended to look for surface ice in permanently shadowed lunar craters, ended early by problems with its thrusters.

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

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Lunar Flashlight launched as a ride-share with Hakuto-R Mission 1

  2. Mission end

    NASA announced the mission was ended due to problems with the thrusters

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Lunar Flashlight · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 27, 2026