Artemis 1
_(cropped).jpg) Artemis 1 Launching from LC-39B | |
| Mission type | Lunar orbital test flight |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2022-156A |
| SATCAT no. | 54257 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 3 weeks |
| Distance travelled | Planned: 1.3 million mi (2.1 million km)[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Orion MPCV |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin / Airbus |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16th November 2022 |
| Rocket | SLS Block 1[2] |
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39B[3] |
| End of mission | |
| Landing site | Pacific Ocean[4] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
| Period | 6 days |
| Moon orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | 2022 |
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Artemis 1[5] (previously known as Exploration Mission-1 and before that Space Launch System-1) was an uncrewed flight of the Space Launch System and the second flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. It was launched on 16th November, 2022, at 1:47 AM EST, from LC-39B in KSC, Florida. The flight ended on 11 December; The space capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean.[6]
Gallery
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Artist's rendering of the launch of Artemis 1
An Artemis orbital path. Artemis 1 flew a higher retrograde orbit, and Artemis 2 will fly this orbital path.
Artemis 1 Welding sequence
Completed Artemis 1 Orion weld structure
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Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Around the Moon with NASA's First Launch of SLS with Orion". NASA. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ↑ Bergin, Chris (23 February 2012). "Acronyms to Ascent – SLS managers create development milestone roadmap". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Hill, Bill (March 2012). "Exploration Systems Development Status". NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ Bergin, Chris (14 June 2012). "NASA teams evaluating ISS-built Exploration Platform roadmap". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ Grush, Loren (May 17, 2019). "NASA administrator on new Moon plan: 'We're doing this in a way that's never been done before'". The Verge. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/verden/2022/12/11/romkapsel-har-landet-pa-jordkloden-etter-tur-rundt-manen/. Dagsavisen.no. Retrieved 2022-12-12
Other websites
[change | change source]- Orion website at NASA.gov
- Space Launch System website at NASA.gov
- Simulation of Artemis 1 Launch and CubeSat Deployment on YouTube
- The whole mission simulation on YouTube
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