IM-2 Athena

Ended

Facts last verified against primary sources on 2026-10-10

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Facts

Operator: Intuitive Machines
Country: US
Type: lander
Launch: 2025-02-27 00:16 UTC
Landing: 2025-03-06 17:30 UTC
End: 2025-03-07 06:15 UTC

Landing site

Mons Mouton plateau, inside a ~20 m crater (landed on its side) · 84.7906°S 29.1957°E

Hard landing · source: lroc.im-ldi.com

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Planned landing site

Crash or hard landing

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Timeline

2025-02-27 00:16 UTCLaunch (Falcon 9, with Lunar Trailblazer)
2025-03-06 17:30 UTCLanding; lander came to rest on its side
2025-03-07 06:15 UTCIntuitive Machines declares early end of mission

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Generated 2026-10-10T00:00:00Z

Final position 84.7906°S, 29.1957°E per LROC post 1408 (the intended site was 84.78°S, 29.13°E per LROC post 1401). Landing time is approximate: NASA says it touched down 'at approximately 11:30 a.m.' on 6 Mar (CST assumed, 17:30 UTC); secondary sources give 17:28 UTC. End: 'early end of mission at 12:15 a.m. CST Friday' (06:15 UTC 7 Mar). Launch 7:16 p.m. EST 26 Feb per JPL. Outcome recorded as hard_landing because the lander tipped over and could not complete its mission.