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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Nova-C IM-1

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February 15, 2024 · 06:05 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Nova-C IM-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on February 15, 2024 at 06:05 UTC. It was SpaceX's 325th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 6,619th orbital launch attempt. It was the 243rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 14th this year. Booster B1060 flew for the 18th time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). IM-1 Odysseus, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 243 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXCommercial Lunar Payload Services
Booster
  • B1060 · flight 18 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 144 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-18 · 15 km downrange
Mission
Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)for IM
Milestone
243rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 14th this yearSpaceX's 325th launch14th this yearhumanity's 6,619th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

28.5°Inclination
162 × 243 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
88.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
67.9°Ascending node
974 d agoElement epoch2024-02-15 06:12 UTC · stale

IM-1 Odysseus · NORAD 58963 · 2024-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
IM-3
Object ID
2024-030A
Epoch
2024-02-15 06:12:46 UTC
Mean motion
16.28919584 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00617
Inclination
28.47°
Ascending node
67.944°
Arg. of perigee
102.08°
Mean anomaly
358.16°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Flight timeline

25 steps, T−38 min to T+48 min 24 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M12SMax-Q
  12. T+2M14SMECO
  13. T+2M17SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M25SSES-1
  15. T+2M30SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  16. T+3M6SFairing Separation
  17. T+3M27SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  18. T+6M11SEntry Burn Startup
  19. T+6M22SEntry Burn Shutdown
  20. T+7M17SStage 1 Landing Burn
  21. T+7M34SStage 1 Landing
  22. T+7M46SSECO-1
  23. T+41M40SSES-2
  24. T+42M33SSECO-2
  25. T+48M24SPayload Separation

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage

  • IM-1 Odysseus · NORAD 58963 · left Earth orbit February 15, 2024

Falcon 9-301 Stage 2 · left Earth orbit February 15, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

This is the first flight of Nova-C lander which was developed by Intuitive Machines. This mission is a part of CLPS program and carries various NASA payloads in support of Artemis lunar program, as well as multiple commercial payloads.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

171st launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 229th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 15, 1:05 AM EST, at night

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

17 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success and spacecraft AOS.

Cosmic_Penguin · Feb 15, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/15/2024 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 2/15/2024 · source

  • Scrubbed for the day.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/14/2024 · source

  • Updated launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/13/2024 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/4/2024 · source

  • Added launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/2/2024 · source

  • NET February 14.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/23/2024 · source

  • NET February 10.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/31/2023 · source

  • NET mid-February 2024.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/19/2023 · source

Questions

When did Nova-C IM-1 launch?

Nova-C IM-1 launched on February 15, 2024 at 06:05 UTC.

Where can I watch Nova-C IM-1?

Coverage: Intuitive Machines-1 Launch to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast); SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Nova C (IM-1) to the Moon; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches moon mission for Intuitive Machines and NASA. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Nova-C IM-1?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Nova-C IM-1 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Feb 15, 1:05 AM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1060 flew for the 18th time and landed at Landing Zone 1.

What orbit did Nova-C IM-1 reach?

IM-1 Odysseus, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 243 km orbit inclined 28.5°.

How many satellites did Nova-C IM-1 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Nova-C IM-1 part of?

Commercial Lunar Payload Services. About Commercial Lunar Payload Services