Intuitive Machines-1

Lunar lander built by Intuitive Machines targeting the Malapert-A crater on the Moon. Intuitive Machines-1 was launched on February 15, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Feb 15, 2024).

COSPAR 2024-030ANORAD 58963United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: IM-1 Odysseus
Common name: Intuitive Machines-1
Payload designation: Odysseus
International designator: 2024-030A
NORAD catalog number: 58963
GCAT identifier: S58963
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1200

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Commercial
Program: IM
Owner: Intuitive Mach.
Country: United States
Builder: Intuitive Machines LLC
Platform (bus): Nova-C

Launch

Date: February 15, 2024 · 06:05 UTC
Launch record: 2024-030Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 223 km
Apogee: 411,633 km
Inclination: 28.60°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: February 15, 2024
Last known active: Feb 29, 2024
End of operations: Feb 29, 2024

Size

Mass: 1,908 kg
Dry mass: 624 kg
Length: 4.3 m
Diameter: 1.60 m
Span: 4.6 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D01149
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: February 20, 2024
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · February 21, 2024

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Feb 15, 2024	Earth	Feb 20, 2024	Escaped to another body	Luna
Feb 21, 2024	Luna	Feb 22, 2024	Landed	80.4S 3.4W
Feb 22, 2024	Luna	Feb 29, 2024	Stopped transmitting on the surface	—

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Lander (powered landing)	Landed and operated	Feb 22, 2024	—	-80.13, 1.44

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q112959040 (CC0).