Status
Success
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO)
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) signed a lunar exploration technical cooperation with NASA which increased the possibility of exploration success greatly. A Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) is to be followed by a Korean Lunar Explorer (KLE) which consists of an orbiter and a lander unit equipped with a small rover with a mass of approximately 20 kg. The key goals of the Korean lunar mission are the investigations of lunar geology and space environment, exploration of lunar resources, and testing of future space and planetary exploration technology which will assist in future human activities on the moon and beyond.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 678.0 kg
Trans Lunar Injection
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2022
97th orbital launch attempt
SpaceX
177th mission
34th mission of 2022
171st successful mission
143rd consecutive successful mission
Falcon 9
169th mission
34th mission of 2022
166th successful mission
140th consecutive successful mission