Falcon 9 Block 5 | Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight

Falcon 9 Block 5

Dec 11, 2022, 7:38 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1073

Flight #5

Flight #5 · Last flown 2022-09-24

Total Flights: 21
Recovery Rate: 20/20 successful landings
This Landing: Landing successful· Return to Launch Site (RTLS)
Recovery Site: Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2)
Last Flight: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-35 · 77-day turnaround

Landing Record

20 successful · 0 failed · 20 total

Mission Details

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.

Type: Lunar Exploration
Orbit: Lunar Orbit (LO)

Launch Site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA