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Beresheet
Israeli space probe which failed to land on the Moon in 2019. Beresheet was launched on February 22, 2019 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Mar 8, 2019).
COSPAR 2019-009BNORAD 44049Israel
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- B'reshit
- Common name
- Beresheet
- Payload designation
- Beresheet
- International designator
- 2019-009B
- NORAD catalog number
- 44049
- GCAT identifier
- S44049
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.436
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Amateur / academic
- Program
- SpaceIL
- Owner
- SpaceIL
- Country
- Israel
- Builder
- Israeli Aircraft Industries, Mabat factory
- Platform (bus)
- BSLander
Launch
- Date
- February 22, 2019 · 01:45 UTC
- Launch record
- 2019-009Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/NS
- Perigee
- 668 km
- Apogee
- 69,021 km
- Inclination
- 27.01°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- March 8, 2019
- Last known active
- Apr 11, 2019
- End of operations
- Apr 11, 2019
Size
- Mass
- 585 kg
- Dry mass
- 150 kg
- Length
- 1.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 2.3 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D01020
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- April 3, 2019
- Phase outcome
- Entered orbit around the target · April 4, 2019
- Destination
- Luna
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2019 | Earth | Apr 3, 2019 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Apr 4, 2019 | Luna | Apr 11, 2019 | Deorbited | Luna |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Lander (powered landing) | Targeted impact | Apr 11, 2019 | — | 32.60, 19.35 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q61742389 (CC0).