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OMOTENASHI

Also known as Outstanding MOon exploration TEchnologies demonstrated by NAno Semi-Hard Impactor

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Launched

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Failed · Failure

JAXA's OMOTENASHI CubeSat could not perform its lunar landing maneuver after JAXA was unable to establish communication.

Destinations
Launch vehicle
SLS Block 1 Crew
Launch site
Cape Canaveral, United States
Countries
Japan
Mission types
Lander

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    OMOTENASHI launched with Artemis I

    Earth

  2. Milestone

    JAXA determined that OMOTENASHI could not perform its lunar landing maneuver

    Decision time02:00JST November22; this is not an impact or separation.

  3. Mission end

    About termination of OMOTENASHI operation

    Announcement date; the exact last search pass is not specified.

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • OMOTENASHI orbiting module · Spacecraft · Independent flight stack; the surface probe and rocket motor were not released for landing.

    Destinations: Moon

    • OMOTENASHI rocket motor · Other · Carried throughout the observed flight; planned landing separation was not performed.

      Destinations: Moon

    • OMOTENASHI surface probe · Lander · Carried throughout the observed flight; planned landing separation was not performed.

      Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Time-dependent navigation trajectory

Source states place the model at the selected time. Reconstructed flight, estimates, predictions and historical mission plans are identified by interval; gaps remain visible.

J2000 · Sun-centered display · positions interpolated between source states

Coverage: November 16, 2022 to March 31, 2023

Source records and sampling assumptions are retained with the repository data. Model attitude and surface appearance are illustrative.

  • OMOTENASHI: Estimated · November 16, 2022 to March 31, 2023

Provenance

Sources

Each source is listed once and labeled with the mission, event, trajectory, or destination/body context it supports.

Data verified through October 4, 2026