Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Lunar Exploration · LO
This is the second mission of Nova-C lunar lander developed and built by Intuitive Machines. This time it carries a NASA payload called PRIME-1 (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1), which is to be the first demonstration of in-situ resource utilization on the Moon. PRIME-1 consists of two…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| IM-2 2025-038A | Payload | re-entered 2025-03-06 | |
| CHIMERA-1 2025-038B | Payload | orbits the Earth and Moon | |
| LUNAR TRAILBLAZER 2025-038C | Payload | orbits the Earth and Moon | |
| ODIN (BROKKR-2) 2025-038D | Payload | orbits the Sun | |
| FALCON 9 R/B 2025-038E | Rocket body | orbits the Sun |
COSPAR ID 2025-038 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).