Alternative landing dates, depending on the operational status, are April 26, May 1, and May 3, 2023. Should conditions change, there are three alternative landing sites and depending on the site, the landing date may change. The process will take approximately one hour. Utilizing a series of pre-set commands, the lander will adjust its attitude and reduce velocity in order to make a soft landing on the lunar surface. During the sequence, the lander will perform a braking burn, firing its main propulsion system to decelerate from orbit. The lander is scheduled to perform multiple orbital control maneuvers to reach 100 km circular orbit around the Moon to complete Success 8 of the Mission 1 Milestones.Īt approximately 15:40 on April 25, 2023, (UTC), the lander is scheduled to begin the landing sequence from the 100 km altitude orbit. The image shows the eastern rim of the Moon, and craters Petavius, Vendelinus, and Langrenus. This image was captured by ispace cameras on March 26, 2023, at an altitude of about 2,000 km from the Moon. After insertion into lunar orbit, the lander’s onboard camera successfully photographed and acquired images of the Moon. *The above dates and times are subject to change depending on operational conditions.Īs of April 12, 2023, the Mission 1 lander is orbiting the Moon in an elliptical orbit with an altitude of about 100 km at the perilune (periapsis) and about 2300 km at the apolune (apoapsis). TOKYO-April 12, 2023-ispace, inc., (ispace) a global lunar exploration company, announced today that the earliest scheduled landing date for the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander is set for Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 16:40 (UTC).
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