Peregrine lunar lander (Maiden flight)

Inaugural flight of ULA's Vulcan Centaur, sending Astrobotic's Peregrine lander toward the Moon on the first US lunar-lander launch since 1972; the rocket performed well but a propellant leak aboard Peregrine ended the landing attempt.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LO

Lunar orbit

Payload to orbit

1.3 T

Flight

1st

of 2 Vulcan VC2S flights

Date and time

8 January 2024, 07:18 UTC

Rocket

Vulcan VC2S

Builder

ULA

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Payload

Lunar Exploration

International designator

2024-006

Launches in 2024

6th of 263

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