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Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight

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Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Dec 11, 07:38:13 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLunar Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

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.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLunar Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowDec 11, 07:38:13 UTC→Dec 11, 07:38:13 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud5%Temp79°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

3000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14716 ft) — approximated