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LANDING SITEMalapert A crater
LAT-80.13°
LON1.44°
MOON
Feb 22, 2024
LANDING DATE
2024
7 days
MISSION DURATION
TOTAL
-173 to 127 C
SURFACE TEMP
AT LANDING SITE
1,908
KG
MASS
6
INSTRUMENTS
SCIENTIFIC PAYLOAD
Odysseus (IM-1) is a lander mission by Intuitive Machines on Moon. Landed February 22, 2024. Landing site: Malapert A crater.
ABOUT ODYSSEUS (IM-1)
Odysseus (IM-1) became the first commercial spacecraft and the first American spacecraft since Apollo 17 to land on the Moon. Built by Intuitive Machines as part of NASA’s CLPS program, it landed near Malapert A crater in the south polar region. A laser rangefinder was inadvertently left in safe mode, requiring a last-minute switch to NASA’s experimental Navigation Doppler Lidar. The lander tipped on its side upon touchdown, limiting solar power generation, but it still operated for 7 days and collected data from most of its payloads.
KEY DISCOVERIES
- Demonstrated commercial lunar delivery capability
- Tipped on its side during landing, limiting operations
- Plume-surface interaction data collected during descent
- Radio astronomy from lunar surface (ROLSES)
TECHNOLOGY & FIRSTS
- First commercial spacecraft to land on the Moon
- First American lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972
- Used NASA NDL lidar navigation after laser rangefinder failure
- Nova-C class lander (Intuitive Machines design)
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS (6)
SCALPSS (Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies)
ROLSES (Radio wave Observations at the Lunar Surface)
LN-1 Navigation Demonstrator
NDL (Navigation Doppler Lidar – NASA)
LRA (Laser Retroreflector Array – NASA)
EagleCam (deployable camera)
SPACECRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
Mass1,908 kg (4,207 lbs)
Dimensions4.0m tall, 1.57m diameter
PowerSolar panels + helium pressurization
CommunicationsS-band, X-band
Design Life7 days
Landing DateFebruary 22, 2024
Mission EndFebruary 29, 2024
ProgramNASA CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services)
SURFACE DATA
Surface Temperature-173 to 127 C