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Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe

NASA heliophysics satellite. Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe was launched on September 24, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Sep 25, 2025).

COSPAR 2025-215ANORAD 65725United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
IMAP
Common name
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe
International designator
2025-215A
NORAD catalog number
65725
GCAT identifier
S65725

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
SOLTP
Owner
APL
Country
United States
Builder
JHU-Applied Physics Lab
Platform (bus)
IMAP

Launch

Date
September 24, 2025 · 11:30 UTC
Launch record
2025-215Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
CLO
Perigee
188 km
Apogee
1,164,400 km
Inclination
28.37°
Status
Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date
September 25, 2025
Last known active
Sep 24, 2025

Size

Mass
900 kg
Dry mass
756 kg
Length
0.9 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
4.9 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D01193
Final central body
SEL1
Phase start
January 10, 2026
Phase outcome
In orbit

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Sep 25, 2025EarthJan 10, 2026Escaped to another bodySEL1

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q54996490 (CC0).