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[b]ispace Completes Success 3 of Mission 2 Milestones[/b] [i]Mission Control Center Establishes Communication with RESILIENCE Lander [/i] ispace, inc., a global lunar exploration company, announced today (Jan. 15) that mission operations specialists in the HAKUTO-R Mission Control Center in Nihonbashi, Tokyo have established a communication link with the RESILIENCE lunar lander and confirmed a stable attitude as well as stable generation of electrical power in orbit. RESILIENCE was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:11 UTC, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 (U.S. Eastern Time) and was successfully deployed at 7:44:24 UTC. "We have established communication with the RESILIENCE lander, and have stabilized its attitude and power supply," said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO of ispace. "We will make full use of the knowledge and experience gained in Mission 1 to prepare for the first orbit control maneuver scheduled in the near future. While the lander carries 6 payloads including the TENACIOUS micro rover, no deficiencies in the lander's core system have been identified." The establishment of a communication link and stable attitude completes Success 3 of the Mission 2 Milestones.
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