Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:08:00

Thursday August 4, 2022

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Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO)

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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.

Trans Lunar Injection

1 Payload

678 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

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Agency

SpaceX

Price

$69.75 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 22,800 kg

GTO: 8,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,607 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


169th

Mission

34th

Mission of 2022

SpaceX


177th

Mission

34th

Mission of 2022

2022


97th

Orbital launch attempt