Danuri (KPLO - Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter)

Falcon 9 launched Danuri (Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter), South Korea's first lunar mission, from Cape Canaveral. The 678 kg orbiter carries NASA's ShadowCam among six instruments and used a ballistic lunar transfer, reaching lunar orbit that December to map resources and future landing sites.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Elliptical

Elliptical orbit

Payload to orbit

678 kg

Flight

111th

of 638 Falcon 9 Block 5 flights

Date and time

4 August 2022, 23:08 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Builder

SpaceX

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Payload

Lunar Exploration

International designator

2022-094

Launches in 2022

97th of 186

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