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Danuri (KPLO - Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter)

Launched

August 4, 2022 · 23:08 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go
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Summary

Danuri (KPLO - Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 4, 2022 at 23:08 UTC. It was SpaceX's 186th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 6,279th orbital launch attempt. It was the 112th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 34th this year. Booster B1052 flew for the 6th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Danuri, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 256 km orbit inclined 29.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1052 · flight 6 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 78 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-18 · 640 km downrange
Mission
Lunar Exploration · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Milestone
112th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 34th this yearSpaceX's 186th launch34th this yearhumanity's 6,279th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

29.5°Inclination
252 × 256 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
147.2°Ascending node
1533 d agoElement epoch2022-08-04 23:16 UTC · stale

Danuri · NORAD 53365 · 2022-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
KPLO
Object ID
2022-094A
Epoch
2022-08-04 23:16:44 UTC
Mean motion
16.09976711 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00033
Inclination
29.5°
Ascending node
147.2458°
Arg. of perigee
140.47°
Mean anomaly
307.52°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage

  • Danuri · NORAD 53365 · left Earth orbit August 5, 2022

Falcon 9-169 Stage 2 · left Earth orbit August 5, 2022

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Lunar orbiter designed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to demonstrate technologies, survey lunar resources and produce a topographic map.

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Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

149th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 16th this year · 853rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 4, 7:08 PM EDT, in daylight

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

18 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success

Cosmic_Penguin · Aug 5, 2022 · source

Show 7 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    SwGustav · 8/4/2022

  • Coverage live

    SwGustav · 8/4/2022 · source

  • Setting GO

    SwGustav · 8/3/2022 · source

  • Weather 80%

    Jay · 8/1/2022 · source

  • New launch date/time per KARI

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/28/2022 · source

  • Adjusted T-0 date and time

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/25/2022 · source

  • Updated launch time

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/23/2022 · source

Questions

When did Danuri (KPLO - Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter) launch?

Danuri (KPLO - Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter) launched on August 4, 2022 at 23:08 UTC.

Where can I watch Danuri (KPLO - Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter)?

Coverage: KPLO Mission; 대한민국 최초 달 탐사선 다누리 발사 생중계. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Danuri (KPLO - Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter)?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Danuri (KPLO - Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Aug 4, 7:08 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1052 flew for the 6th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Danuri (KPLO - Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter) reach?

Danuri, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 256 km orbit inclined 29.5°.

How many satellites did Danuri (KPLO - Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter) launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).