Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight

Mission

Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight

• Type: Lunar Exploration
• Orbit: Lunar Orbit
• Launch Cost: $52,000,000

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.

Location

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 290 rockets, including 290 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1005 rocket launches.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

Rocket

SpaceX 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.

Learn more about the Falcon 9 Block 5

Core B1073

B1073 has successfully landed back at the launch site after its fifth flight. Booster B1073 last launched 01/30/2025 and has seen 20 successful launches and landings. Notable missions include SES-22, Hakuto-R and CRS-27. Expended during the SPAINSAT-NG I launch.

A sonic boom is likely to occur a few minutes after launch as the booster returns to the launch site. Be prepared for a loud but thrilling experience! Learn more about rocket launch sonic booms

Landing Zone 2 - LZ-2

LZ-2 Pad located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at the previous LC-13. Directly next to LZ-1

Return to Launch Site - RTLS

A return to launch site usually means that after stage separation the booster flips and does a burn back towards the launch site, landing near where it initially launched from.

Agency

SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.