SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 Hakuto-R M2 “Resilience”
Falcon 9 Block 5
Status
TBD
Date
31 JAN 2025
00:00
Mission Overview
Second mission of the Hakuto-R commercial lunar lander developed by private Japanese company ispace. The lander will carry a small rover developed by ispace to perform studies on the moon's surface. The rover is also expected to collect lunar regolith as part of a contract with NASA signed in 2020, in which companies will collect materials on the moon and then transfer ownership "in situ" to the agency.
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket 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