Peregrine Mission One

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)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	8 January 2024, 07:18:38 (2024-01-08UTC07:18:38Z) UTC
Rocket	Vulcan Centaur VC2S
Launch site	CCSFS, SLC-41
End of mission
Decay date	18 January 2024, 21:04 (2024-01-18UTC21:05Z) UTC
Moon lander
Landing date	23 February 2024 (precluded)
Landing site	Sinus Viscositatis (Bay of Stickiness, precluded)
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Peregrine Lunar Lander flight 01, commonly referred to as Peregrine Mission One, was an unsuccessful American lunar lander mission. The lander, dubbed Peregrine, was built by Astrobotic Technology^[2] and carried payloads for the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Peregrine Mission One launched on 8 January 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.^[3] 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 over the Pacific Ocean on 18 January 2024.^[4]