Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight Mission

Mission patch Hakuto-R M1 Patch

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

11 Dec 2022, 7:38am

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Launch Service Provider

SpaceX logo

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

Falcon 9 Block 5

Booster

B1073

5th flight (77d since last use)

Landing

Return to Launch Site (Landing Zone 2)

Success

Mission

Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Destination

Lunar Lander

First mission of the Hakuto-R commercial lunar lander developed by private Japanese company ispace. Rideshare includes Lunar Flashlight, NASA's cubesat that will search for water ice at the Moon’s South Pole.

Available Replays

Live

ispace M1 Mission

Last Update: Launch success, both payloads AOS completed

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