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HAKUTO-R Lander

spacepilotby ispace

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

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Manufacturer
ispace
Form factor
space
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
2

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies HAKUTO-R Lander, a space by ispace (pilot): 2 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.

Overview

Commercial lunar lander with autonomous descent guidance (ispace Series 1).. Maturity: pilot. Focus: Commercial lunar exploration. Robot: HAKUTO-R lunar lander and TENACIOUS micro-rover.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
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Key facts

Focus

Commercial lunar exploration

Robot

HAKUTO-R lunar lander and TENACIOUS micro-rover

Specs

Role

lunar lander

Autonomy

autonomous descent guidance

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for HAKUTO-R Lander. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (2)

  • HAKUTO-R Lander at The Moonended

    HAKUTO-R Mission 2 (RESILIENCE) attempted landing 2025-06-06.

  • HAKUTO-R Lander at The Moonended

    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…

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Deployment-verified media (1)

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.

From deployment: The Moon

Safety record

No incidents on record for HAKUTO-R Lander.

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

Sources (2)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuto-R_Mission_2
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuto-R_Mission_1

Common questions

What is HAKUTO-R Lander?
Commercial lunar lander with autonomous descent guidance (ispace Series 1).. Maturity: pilot. Focus: Commercial lunar exploration. Robot: HAKUTO-R lunar lander and TENACIOUS micro-rover.
How much does HAKUTO-R Lander cost?
HAKUTO-R Lander's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for HAKUTO-R Lander from ispace. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is HAKUTO-R Lander actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. HAKUTO-R Lander is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes HAKUTO-R Lander?
HAKUTO-R Lander is made by ispace, based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2010.
Where is HAKUTO-R Lander deployed?
2 verified deployments of HAKUTO-R Lander are on the DEPLOY registry, including at The Moon.
Can you buy HAKUTO-R Lander?
HAKUTO-R Lander is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to HAKUTO-R Lander?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable space robots to HAKUTO-R Lander include Chang'e Lander, Mira, W-Series Capsule, spacevan.
How does HAKUTO-R Lander compare to Chang'e Lander?
HAKUTO-R Lander and Chang'e Lander (China National Space Administration · 4 deployments) are both space robots on the DEPLOY registry. HAKUTO-R Lander has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is HAKUTO-R Lander a top space?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, HAKUTO-R Lander ranks in roughly the top 46% of space models tracked by the registry.
What is HAKUTO-R Lander's maturity stage?
HAKUTO-R Lander is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is HAKUTO-R Lander safe?
HAKUTO-R Lander has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

2
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for HAKUTO-R Lander.

Recent coverage

HAKUTO-R Lander in third-party press

Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre: Loss of Contact with "Hakuto-R" Lander - وردنا

Oct 8, 2024

Space Mining Companies 101 – Who is leading the lunar gold rush? - Orbital Today

Oct 11, 2023

Japanese company ispace fears its probe crashed into the moon, failing to snag the first private lunar landing - Business Insider

Apr 25, 2023