Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Lunar Exploration · LO
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.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAKUTO-R M1 2022-168A | Payload | re-entered 2023-04-25 | |
| LUNAR FLASHLIGHT 2022-168B | Payload | orbits the Earth and Moon | |
| FALCON 9 R/B 2022-168C | Rocket body | orbits the Sun |
COSPAR ID 2022-168 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).