Commercial lunar logistics · 1 mission
ispace
Japan's first commercial lunar lander operator, building toward the cislunar economy from Tokyo.
Japan HQ Tokyo, JP Founded 2010 Staff 290 Focus Landers + resources Missions
1
Successful
1 / 1
Active span
2025–2025
Closest pole
60.5°
About
Founded in 2010 in Tokyo, ispace is Japan's first commercial lunar lander operator. The HAKUTO-R series targets the cislunar economy: payload delivery, resource prospecting, and the Tenacious micro-rover platform.
After Mission 1 ended in a hard landing in 2023, Resilience (Mission 2) entered lunar orbit successfully in 2025 with a refined altimetry stack. ispace also operates ispace U.S., the Apex-class lander developer pursuing NASA contracts.
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