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IM-1

Falcon 9 FEB 15 2024 01:05AM
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Using a Nova-C lunar lander, the NASA CLPS program and Intuitive Machines collaborated to carry out the lunar mission known as IM-1. Odysseus is the name given by IM to their lunar lander. The first lunar lander used for commerce to soft-land on the moon was the Odysseus lander.

Last updated: May 10, 2024

Launch Information

Launch Information

Launch Vehicle Details

Mission NameIM-1
Launch SiteLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
Launch VehicleFalcon 9
AgencySpaceX
Launch DateFEB 15 2024
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The Intuitive Machines 1 (IM-1, TO2-IM) mission objective is to place a NOVA-C lander, called Odysseus, at crater Malapert A near the south pole of the Moon. The commercially built lander carries five NASA payloads and commercial cargo. The scientific objectives of the mission include studies of plume-surface interactions, radio astronomy, and space weather interactions with the lunar surface.

Launch Vehicle - Falcon 9

Height70 m / 229.6 ft
Diameter3.7 m / 12 ft
Mass549054 Kg / 1207920 lb
Stages2
Payload To LEO22800 Kg / 50265 lb
Payload To GTO8300 Kg / 18300 lb
Payload To Mars4020 Kg / 8860 lb
Burn Time397 sec
PropellantLOX / RP-1
Number Of Engine1 vacuum
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