SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight
Falcon 9 Block 5
Status
Success
Date
11 DEC 2022
07:38
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Rocket Details
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 T
Thrust
7,607 kN