SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Nova C (IM-1) to the Moon



First of at least 3 robotic lunar landing missions by Intuitive Machines as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program. The lunar lander, named Odysseus, will fly 6 payloads for NASA and several others for commercial companies to near Malapert A crater near the Moon’s south pole.

Current T0: February 15th at 01:05AM EST (06:05 UTC)

Mission: F9 launch of Intuitive Machines Mission 1 carrying Nova-C lander called Odysseus
Launch location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Earth.
Target orbit: Trans-Lunar Injection
Target landing: Malapert A sub-crater, Malapert crater, South Polar basin, Moon
Booster: B1060-18; 143d 2h 19min turnaround
Booster history: GPS-III SV03, SL v1.0-11, SL v1.0-14, Turksat 5A, SL v1.0-18, SL v1.0-22, SL v1.0-24, Transporter-2, SL 4-3, SL 4-6, SL 4-9, SL 4-14, SL 4-19, Galaxy 33&34, Transporter-6, SL 5-15, SL 6-18.
Booster recovery: Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)
Fairing recovery: Bob
Rocket trajectory: Roughly straight east from the Cape
Payload mass: 1931kg (4257lbs)
Stubby nozzle: Most likely not
Stats:
· SpaceX’s 13th launch of the year and the 3rd launch of the month.
· 278th Falcon orbital launch since Amos 6, F9’s 297th orbital flight.
· SpaceX’s 75th launch from LC-39A
· 37th landing on LZ-1 out of 38 attempts.
· 198th successful landing since the last failed one.
· This will be the second launch as part of NASA’s CLPS program.

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28 thoughts on “SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Nova C (IM-1) to the Moon”

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