Hakuto-R M2 “Resilience”
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Trajectory
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Mission
Hakuto-R M2 “Resilience”
- Type: Lunar Exploration
- Orbit: Lunar Orbit
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
Second mission of the Hakuto-R commercial lunar lander developed by private Japanese company ispace. The lander will carry a small rover developed by ispace to perform studies on the moon’s surface.
The rover is also expected to collect lunar regolith as part of a contract with NASA signed in 2020, in which companies will collect materials on the moon and then transfer ownership “in situ” to the agency.
Location
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 263 rockets, including 263 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 977 rocket launches.
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.
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.
