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HAKUTO-R M1 (54696)
COSPAR: 2022-168A | Alt Name: Hakuto-R M1
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 11, 2022
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
54696
International Designator
2022-168A
Decay Date
4/25/2023
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
HAKUTO-R M1
Alternative Name
Hakuto-R M1
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
ISPACE
Country
Japan
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
HAKUTO-R M1 is a lunar lander satellite launched on December 11, 2022, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 2.3 meters in length and 2.6 meters for both diameter and span. It weighs 1050 kg at launch with a dry mass of 340 kg. Its shape is described as box-shaped with four legs, and it is powered by solar arrays and batteries. The satellite's mission is to serve as a lunar lander under the Hakuto-R Mission 1 project, operated by ISPACE and manufactured by ISPACE/ADSL. The launch took place at AFETR (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station), with its stable date recorded as December 11, 2022, at 08:24 UTC+52 seconds.
Physical Characteristics
Length
2.3
Diameter
2.6
Span
2.6
Dry Mass
340
Launch Mass
1050
Shape
Box+4 legs
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Hakuto-R Mission 1
Purpose
Lunar lander
Mission
Lunar lander
Manufacturer
ISPACE/ADSL
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Hakuto-R
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
AOCS
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar array, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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