Intuitive Machines CLPS Flight IM-2

Intuitive Machines CLPS Flight IM-2

Falcon 9 FEB 27 2025 02:00AM

Intuitive Machines’ second awarded flight, IM-2, is scheduled to land at the lunar South Pole.This will be the first on site, or in-situ, resource utilization demonstration on the Moon utilizing a drill and mass spectrometer to measure the volatile content of subsurface materials.

Last updated: Jan 17, 2025

Launch Information

Launch Information

Launch Vehicle Details

Mission NameIntuitive Machines CLPS Flight IM-2
Launch SitePad TBD, Cape Canaveral / KSC TBD, Florida, United States
Launch VehicleFalcon 9
AgencySpaceX
Launch DateFEB 27 2025
This mission will deliver NASA’s PRIME-1 drill to the Moon’s surface as part of a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) delivery. Landing takes place in the following weeks.Intuitive Machines’ second awarded flight, IM-2, is scheduled to land at the lunar South Pole. This will be the first on site, or in-situ, resource utilization demonstration on the Moon utilizing a drill and mass spectrometer to measure the volatile content of subsurface materials.

Launch Vehicle - Falcon 9

Height70 m / 229.6 ft
Diameter3.7 m / 12 ft
Mass549054 Kg / 1207920 lb
Stages2
Payload To LEO22800 Kg / 50265 lb
Payload To GTO8300 Kg / 18300 lb
Payload To Mars4020 Kg / 8860 lb
Burn Time397 sec
PropellantLOX / RP-1
Number Of Engine1 vacuum