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Forum: Satellites - Robotic Probes
Topic: ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 2 to the moon

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 05-07-2025 10:49 AM ispace release <blockquote><font size="+0">[b]ispace Completes Success 7 of Mission 2 Milestones[/b]</font> [i]RESILIENCE Lunar Lander Injected into Lunar Orbit After Approximately Two Months in Deep Space[/i] ispace, inc. announced today (May 7) that its RESILIENCE lunar lander successfully entered lunar orbit at 5:41 a.m. JST (May 6, 2025, 20:41 UTC). This marks the completion of Success 7 milestone of Mission 2 "SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon." ispace engineers performed the injection maneuver from the Mission Control Center in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan in accordance with the mission operation plan. The orbital maneuver required a main thruster burn lasting approximately 9 minutes, the longest to date during Mission 2. RESILIENCE is now maintaining a stable attitude in its planned orbit above the lunar surface. Mission operations specialists are now preparing for final orbit maneuvers after reaffirming ispace's ability to deliver spacecraft and payloads into lunar orbit. A lunar landing is scheduled for no earlier than June 5, 2025 (UTC) (June 6, 2025, JST). "First and foremost, we are extremely pleased that the RESILIENCE lander successfully reached lunar orbit as planned today," said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO of ispace. "We have successfully completed maneuvers so far by leveraging the operational experience gained in Mission 1, and I am very proud of the crew for successfully completing the most critical maneuver and entering lunar orbit. We will continue to proceed with careful operations and thorough preparations to ensure the success of the lunar landing."</blockquote>
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