Moon
Orion
Orion is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Artemis program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Orion is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Artemis program. This reconstructed record groups 11 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2022-156; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 16 November 2022, 06:47:44 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- SLS Block 1
- Orbit
- Cislunar or translunar orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 11 December 2022
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Orion
GCAT program: Artemis.
- GCAT ID
- S54257
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin, Operations/Checkout Bldg, Kennedy Space Center
- Launch mass
- 10,387 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.5 m long · 5 m diameter · 5 m span
Lunar Ice Cube
GCAT program: Morehead.
- GCAT ID
- A10789
- Manufacturer
- Morehead State University
- Launch mass
- 14 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.3 m long · 0.2 m diameter · 0.9 m span
OMOTENASHI
GCAT program: JAXA Deep Cube.
- GCAT ID
- A10790
- Manufacturer
- TOK/JAXA
- Launch mass
- 14 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.3 m long · 0.2 m diameter · 0.3 m span
EQUULEUS
GCAT program: JAXA Deep Cube.
- GCAT ID
- A10791
- Manufacturer
- Tokyo daigaku (Todai)
- Launch mass
- 14 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.3 m long · 0.2 m diameter · 1.4 m span
BioSentinel
GCAT program: Ames.
- GCAT ID
- A10792
- Manufacturer
- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field
- Launch mass
- 14 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.3 m long · 0.2 m diameter · 0.3 m span
ARGOMOON
GCAT program: ASI Deep.
- GCAT ID
- A10793
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Orion.
Verification
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