Emirates Lunar Mission
| Mission type | Lunar Exploration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | 135 days (failed) |
| Distance travelled | 238,900 mi (386,400 km) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Rashid Rover |
| Spacecraft type | Lunar Rover |
| Manufacturer | Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 11, 2022 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Center SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Deployed from | Falcon 9 Second Stage |
| Deployment date | December 11, 2022 |
| Entered service | January 1, 2023 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Crash Landed |
| Declared | April 26, 2023 |
| Deactivated | April 20, 2023 |
| Destroyed | April 25, 2023 |
| Last contact | April 25, 2023 |
| Decay date | April 26, 2023 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Lunar Orbit |
| Regime | Elliptical Orbit |
| Perilune | 62.1371 mi (100 km) |
| Apolune | 1,242 mi (2,000 km) |
| Lunar lander | |
| Landing date | April 25, 2023 (failed) |
| Landing site | Atlas Crater (failed) |
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The Emirates Lunar Mission was the first mission to the Moon by The United Arab Emirates. The mission by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre sent a lunar rover named Rashid to the Moon aboard ispace's Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander.
