Artemis I

Uncrewed spaceflight; first flight in the Artemis program, and first flight of NASA's SLS rocket. Artemis I was launched on November 16, 2022 aboard a SLS Block 1 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 16, 2022).

COSPAR 2022-156ANORAD 54257United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Artemis I
Payload designation: Orion CM002
International designator: 2022-156A
NORAD catalog number: 54257
GCAT identifier: S54257
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1091

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: Artemis
Owner: NASA JSC
Country: United States
Builder: Lockheed Martin, Operations/Checkout Bldg, Kennedy Space Center
Platform (bus): Orion

Launch

Date: November 16, 2022 · 06:47 UTC
Launch record: 2022-156Success
Rocket: SLS Block 1
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 517 km
Apogee: 376,793 km
Inclination: 30.53°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: November 16, 2022
Last known active: Dec 11, 2022
End of operations: Dec 11, 2022

Size

Mass: 10.4 t
Dry mass: 9,400 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 26.0 t
Length: 3.5 m
Diameter: 5.00 m
Span: 5.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D01100
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: November 20, 2022
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · November 21, 2022
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Nov 16, 2022	Earth	Nov 20, 2022	Escaped to another body	Luna
Nov 21, 2022	Luna	Dec 5, 2022	Left orbit around the target	Luna
Dec 5, 2022	Luna	Dec 6, 2022	Escaped to another body	Earth
Dec 6, 2022	Earth	Dec 11, 2022	Landed	118.0W 27.5N?

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3389152 (CC0).