Ispace Hakuto-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander Enters Moon’s Orbit
Ispace sees lunar orbit insertion as practice for deploying satellites around the Moon.
Credit: ispace
After a controlled burn lasting several minutes from its main propulsion system, ispace’s Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander entered the Moon’s orbit on March 21. The lunar orbit insertion maneuver was the longest burn by the propulsion system of the Series I lunar lander, the Tokyo-based company said...
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