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Lunar Trailblazer
NASA satellite to study characteristics of water on the Moon. Lunar Trailblazer was launched on February 27, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Feb 27, 2025).
COSPAR 2025-038CNORAD 63101United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Lunar Trailblazer
- International designator
- 2025-038C
- NORAD catalog number
- 63101
- GCAT identifier
- S63101
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1287
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Amateur / academic
- Program
- Caltech Deep
- Owner
- Caltech
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
- Platform (bus)
- LTB
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)
- CLO
- Perigee
- 215 km
- Apogee
- 361,591 km
- Inclination
- 28.50°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- February 27, 2025
- Last known active
- Feb 27, 2025
- End of operations
- Feb 27, 2025
Size
- Mass
- 210 kg
- Dry mass
- 100 kg
- Length
- 1.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.00 m
- Span
- 3.5 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D01182
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- March 2, 2025
- Phase outcome
- Escaped to another body · March 4, 2025
- Destination
- Earth
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2025 | Earth | Mar 2, 2025 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Earth | Mar 26, 2025 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q109043864 (CC0).