United Launch AllianceVulcan VC2SSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vulcan VC2S | Peregrine lunar lander (Maiden flight)
Countdown
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.January 8, 2024 · 07:18 UTCAdd to calendar
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United Launch Alliance's 160th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 6,595th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Thick Cloud Layers Rule
Window: Jan 8, 07:18 – Jan 8, 08:03 UTC
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Peregrine lunar lander (Maiden flight)
Maiden flight of ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle carrying the Peregrine lunar lander developed by Astrobotic Technology. Astrobotic was selected by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to deliver up to 14 NASA payloads to the Moon on its Peregrine lunar lander in 2022.
Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Jan. 8 LIVE Broadcast: Vulcan Cert-1 — United Launch Alliance
- ULA Launches the First Vulcan Centaur with the Peregrine Moon Lander — NASASpaceflight
- First US Commercial Moon Launch: Astrobotic Peregrine Mission 1 (Official NASA Broadcast) — NASA
Updates
Launch success, Peregrine in contact.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 1/8/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0 to the second.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/7/2024 · source
Weather 85% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/4/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/21/2023 · source
Adding launch window
Nosu · 12/16/2023 · source
Delayed to NET January 8, 2024 due to Wet Dress Rehearsal issues.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/10/2023 · source
Added tentative launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/31/2023 · source
NET December 24, 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/24/2023 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 41
Local pad time: Jan 8, 2:18 AM EST
125 launches from this pad · 1,128 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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