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

December 11, 2022 at 7:38 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight launch image — Mission imagery · Falcon 9 Block 5

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December 11, 2022 at 7:38 AM UTC

Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5619, -80.5774

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Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: December 11, 2022 at 7:38 AM UTC
Window closes: December 11, 2022 at 7:38 AM UTC
Feed updated: May 18, 2024 at 9:14 AM UTC

Mission description

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.

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Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon · Block 5

Height

70 m

Diameter

3.65 m

LEO capacity

22,800 kg

Successful launches

639

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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.

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