MISSION NAME
Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight
Status
Success
DATE
11 DEC 2022
LAUNCH PROVIDER

SpaceX
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Description
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.

Falcon 9 Block 5
Rocket Description
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.