Artemis 1

Artemis 1
	Artemis 1 Launching from LC-39B
Mission type	Lunar orbital test flight
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	{{#property:P247}}
Mission duration	Planned: 3 weeks
Distance travelled	Planned: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value).
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Orion MPCV
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin / Airbus
Start of mission
Launch date	16th November 2022
Rocket	SLS Block 1
Launch site	Kennedy LC-39B
End of mission
Landing site	Pacific Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Selenocentric
Period	6 days
Moon orbiter
Orbital insertion	2022
	Artemis program ← AA-2 Artemis 2 →

Artemis 1^[5] (previously known as Exploration Mission-1 and before that Space Launch System-1) was an uncrewed flight of the Space Launch System and the second flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. It was launched on 16th November, 2022, at 1:47 AM EST, from LC-39B in KSC, Florida. The flight ended on 11 December; The space capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean.^[6]

Gallery

Artist's rendering of the launch of Artemis 1
An Artemis orbital path. Artemis 1 flew a higher retrograde orbit, and Artemis 2 will fly this orbital path.
Artemis 1 Welding sequence
Completed Artemis 1 Orion weld structure

Artemis 1 Media

Summary of the Artemis 1 mission
2011 illustration of an SLS launch
First static-fire attempt of the core stage performed on January 16, 2021
Block 1 variant of SLS rocket
SLS with the Orion capsule stacked in the Vehicle Assembly Building, March 2022
First rollout of SLS in March 2022. It was subsequently rolled back in for repairs.
Reentry video of Artemis 1
A shot of AstroRad taken by NASA crew aboard ISS in January, 2020.
Orion spacecraft's stage adapter with nine out of ten CubeSats installed