Peregrine Mission One
Peregrine ahead of launch | |
| Mission type | Lunar landing |
|---|---|
| Operator | Astrobotic Technology |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-006A |
| SATCAT no. | 58751 |
| Mission duration | 10 days (final) One lunar day (14 Earth days) on the Moon surface (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Peregrine |
| Launch mass | 1,283 kg (2,829 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 8, 2024, 07:18:38 UTC |
| Rocket | Vulcan Centaur VC2S |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-41 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | January 18, 2024, 21:04 UTC |
| Moon lander | |
| Landing date | February 23, 2024 (precluded) |
| Landing site | Sinus Viscositatis (Bay of Stickiness, precluded) |
Mission insignia | |
Peregrine Lunar Lander flight 01, commonly referred to as Peregrine Mission One, was a failed American lunar lander mission. The lander, dubbed Peregrine, was built by Astrobotic Technology and carried payloads for the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Peregrine Mission One launched on January 8, 2024, at 2:18 am EST, on the maiden flight of the Vulcan Centaur (Vulcan) rocket. The goal was to land the first U.S.-built lunar lander on the Moon since the crewed Apollo Lunar Module on Apollo 17 in 1972.
The lander carried multiple payloads, with a payload capacity of 90 kg. Shortly after the lander separated from the Vulcan rocket in lunar injection orbit, a propellant leak developed that prevented the lander from completing its mission. After six days in orbit, the spacecraft was redirected into Earth's atmosphere, where it burned up in Earth's atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean on January 18, 2024.