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| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operator | JAXA | Blue Origin |
| Prime contractor | Mitsubishi Electric | Blue Origin |
| Status | Landed | In development |
| Customer | JAXA | NASA-CLPS |
| Launch date | 2023-09-06 | 2026-07 (NET) |
| Landing date | 2024-01-19 | — |
| Landing site | Near Shioli crater, Mare Nectaris (~10 m precision vs 100 m target) | Lunar south pole region |
| Payload | LEV-1 (2.1 kg hopper) + LEV-2 'SORA-Q' (0.25 kg sphere) (2024-01-19) | 3,000 kg surface payload capacity (21,350 kg wet lander mass) (2026-05-28) |
| Contract value | — | — |
| Outcome | First Japanese soft landing; made Japan the 5th nation to soft-land on the Moon. One of two main engines failed at ~50 m altitude; lander touched down on its side but still met 100-m precision goal. Survived four lunar-night cycles despite not being designed for it; declared concluded 2024-08-23. | First flight test of Blue Moon Mark 1. Carries NASA CLPS Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies + Laser Retroreflective Array. Targets 100 m landing precision. Lander completed full-scale thermal-vacuum testing at NASA Plum Brook (Armstrong Test Facility) May 2026. |
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