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

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.

Sunday, 11 December 2022
Falcon 9 Block 5: Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight

Mission Data

SpaceX
🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 2002
Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Vehicle Record644 of 645 launches (99.8%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)
Success Streak229 consecutive
Mission TypeLunar Exploration
Target OrbitLunar Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 40
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#173
Agency Launches This Year#56
Launches From This Pad404
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success, both payloads AOS completed

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  2. Liftoff

  3. Webcast live

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  4. New launch date and time.

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  5. No longer scheduled on December 7.

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  6. Weather >90%

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  7. Possible new launch date for HAKUTO-R per marine space closure notices.

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  8. Launch delayed, new date TBD

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  9. 24 hours delay

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  10. Weather >90%

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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 40 · 28.5619°N 80.5774°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.