Hakuto-R Mission 1

Falcon 9 rideshare launch on a low-energy ballistic lunar transfer (~5 months cruise). The lander entered lunar orbit successfully and began powered descent on 25 April 2023. As it crossed Atlas crater's rim, a software filter rejected the laser-rangefinder readings as outliers; the spacecraft believed it had landed at 0 m altitude when it was still ~5 km above the surface, ran out of propellant, and impacted at terminal velocity.

Operator

ispace

Country

Japan

Era

modern

Duration

4.6 months