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HAKUTO-R Lander at The Moon

Commercial lunar lander with autonomous descent guidance (ispace Series 1).

HAKUTO-R Lander by ispace · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of ispace

ispace's live broadcast of its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar landing attempt (April 2023). The attempt failed: the lander lost communication and crashed in the final descent.

The HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lander crashed during its final descent on 2023-04-25 after software misread altimeter data, causing the vehicle to believe it had reached the surface while still approximately 5 km above the Moon; the lander exhausted its propellant and free-fell as a result.

Key facts

Mission
HAKUTO-R Mission 1
Outcome
CRASHED during final descent 2023-04-25 - software misread altimeter data, believed it was at the surface while ~5 km up, ran out of propellant and free-fell (failed)

Safety record

No incidents on record for HAKUTO-R Lander at The Moon.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
HAKUTO-R Lander
Company
ispace
Location
The Moon
Status
ended
Operator type
maker operated
First seen
2023-04-25
ID
34492178-3f5a-4746-b0ea-ddafa9203d07

Timeline

  1. Apr 2023
    First recorded
    HAKUTO-R Lander first documented operating at The Moon.
  2. Apr 2023
    created
  3. Jul 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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HAKUTO-R Lander operates in The Moon. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (2)

  1. https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=7671
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuto-R_Mission_1
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

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Methodology surface for HAKUTO-R Lander at The Moon.

Common questions

What is the HAKUTO-R Lander deployment at The Moon?
HAKUTO-R Lander, built by ispace, is recorded as a deployment at The Moon on the DEPLOY registry. ispace operates the deployment directly.
Who operates HAKUTO-R Lander at The Moon?
ispace, the manufacturer of HAKUTO-R Lander, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the HAKUTO-R Lander deployment at The Moon go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting April 25, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the HAKUTO-R Lander deployment at The Moon still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the HAKUTO-R Lander deployment at The Moon?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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