The private lander recently entered lunar orbit and is getting ready to land on the surface of the Moon.
Even before its landing attempt, Hakuto-R has to deal with the harsh environment posed by its lunar orbit. “In orbit, the lander periodically enters the Moon’s shadow, causing eclipse from the lander’s perspective similar to what’s seen from Earth,” Neo Masawat, Spaceflight Operations Engineer,on Twitter. “Every eclipse poses challenges,” Masawat added, as temperatures of the spacecraft’s devices drop while it is hidden from the Sun’s warming rays.
Hakuto-R M1 is the inaugural mission of ispace’s lunar exploration program, which aims to provide a low-cost delivery service to the Moon by deploying payloads on the lunar surface for both public and private partners. The M1 lander will also serve as a stationary probe for exploring the surface of the Moon.The Hakuto-R lander will attempt to land on the Moon in late April, with the exact date of the landing to be determined soon, ispace stated.
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