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Grace

Grace was launched on February 27, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed attached to another object (Mar 6, 2025).

COSPAR 2025-038GCAT D01186United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Grace
Payload designation
Micro-Nova Hopper
International designator
2025-038
GCAT identifier
D01186

Mission

Mission type
—
Owner
Intuitive Mach.
Country
United States
Builder
Intuitive Machines LLC
Platform (bus)
MicroNova

Launch

Date
February 27, 2025 · 00:16 UTC
Launch record
2025-038Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
PCO
Status
Landed attached to another object
Status date
March 6, 2025

Size

Mass
39 kg
Dry mass
39 kg

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D01186
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
March 2, 2025
Phase outcome
Landed attached to another object · March 6, 2025
Destination
Luna

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Feb 27, 2025EarthMar 2, 2025Escaped to another body, attachedLuna

Landings and impacts

WorldTypeResultTouchdownSiteCoordinates
LunaRoverLanded and operatedMar 6, 2025—-84.79, -29.20
LunaRoverLanded and operatedMar 6, 2025—-84.79, -29.20
LunaRoverLanded and operatedMar 6, 2025—-84.79, -29.20

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