MoonNet on ispace's HAKUTO-R Mission 1
Was carried to lunar orbit to classify a rover's images of the surface. Its maker says it was deployed there; no output is reported in what was read.
- L3 Launched: confirmed by a party with no stake, or by public data. Rests on c3.
| Operator | ispace (the lander) |
|---|---|
| Developer | Mission Control Space Services |
| Host | HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lander |
| Where | lunar orbit |
| Class | perception |
| Hardware | a computer on the lander, not named in what was read |
| Model or software | MoonNet, a deep learning model to classify lunar terrain |
| Launched | 11 Dec 2022 |
| Ran | no run reported |
| Ended | 25 Apr 2023 |
| Catalogue | HAKUTO-R M1, number 54696; matched by the mission named on the developer's page; the reviewer's judgement |
What was said, and by whom
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“Mission Control was the first organization in the world to deploy a deep-learning Artificial Intelligence (AI) in lunar orbit”
Mission Control Space Services: the developer. Spacefarer AI, Mission Control Space Services. Published undated (no date seen). Read 4 Oct 2026, in part: three sentences of 3,200 characters.
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“will host MoonNet, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) application to classify types of lunar geological features”
Mission Control Space Services: the developer. Lunar AI demo and the ispace M1 mission, Mission Control Space Services. Published undated (no date seen; written before the flight). Read 4 Oct 2026, in part: seven sentences of 3,600 characters.
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OBJECT_NAME: HAKUTO-R M1; LAUNCH_DATE: 2022-12-11; DECAY_DATE: 2023-04-25
CelesTrak satellite catalogue: a public catalogue. Satellite catalogue record 54696 (HAKUTO-R M1), CelesTrak. Published undated (a live catalogue record; dated by when it was read). Read 4 Oct 2026, in full.
Where sources disagree
- Deployed or run. The maker says its model was deployed in lunar orbit. The pages read were written before the flight or say nothing of what the model produced. The catalogue gives the lander's end as 25 April 2023. Unresolved; recorded as launched.
Claims to a first
- First deep-learning AI in lunar orbit: unchecked. Its maker says deployed. No output of the model is reported in what was read, so the record carries no run mark.
Notes
The model was meant to work on images from a rover after landing. What became of the landing is not in what was read.
Changed
Added on 4 October 2026, in the second round of reading.
Cite or share
MoonNet on ispace's HAKUTO-R Mission 1. Every AI that has run above the Kármán line, graded by evidence. Reviewed 4 Oct 2026. https://karman-si.pages.dev/r/moonnet-hakuto-r/
Address: https://karman-si.pages.dev/r/moonnet-hakuto-r/
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