Mission Phases
✓ Ascent & Orbit Insertion
Apr 1, 7:25 PM
✓ Earth Orbit Operations
Apr 2, 7:43 PM
✓ Outbound Transit to Moon
Apr 6, 12:41 AM
✓ Lunar Flyby
Apr 6, 12:38 AM
✓ Return Transit to Earth
Apr 10, 7:44 PM
✓ Entry & Splashdown
Apr 10, 8:17 PM
Progress
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Velocity
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mph / km/h
Distance from Earth
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Distance from Moon
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Signal Delay
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Crew
Crew Activity
🚀 Apr 10, 2:35 PM
Return trajectory correction burn #3
⚙️ Apr 10, 6:30 PM
Crew dons spacesuits
📹 Apr 10, 7:32 PM
Re-entry coverage begins
🚀 Apr 10, 7:37 PM
Service module separation
🚀 Apr 10, 7:53 PM
Crew module raise burn
🚀 Apr 10, 7:59 PM
Entry interface
💬 Apr 10, 8:02 PM
Re-entry communications blackout
🚀 Apr 10, 8:04 PM
Drogue parachute deploy
🚀 Apr 10, 8:07 PM
Main parachute deploy
🚀 Apr 10, 8:35 PM
Splashdown
Mission Timeline
Launch
Artemis II lifts off from LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center
Apr 1, 6:35 PM
ICPS Perigee Raise 1
ICPS perigee raise burn 1 raises the low point of the parking orbit
Apr 1, 7:24 PM
ICPS Perigee Raise 2
ICPS perigee raise burn 2 inserts Orion into high-Earth orbit
Apr 1, 8:24 PM
Proximity Operations Demo
ICPS becomes docking target; crew practices manual flying
Apr 1, 9:59 PM
Orion Upper Stage Separation
Orion upper stage separation burn
Apr 1, 11:24 PM
Orbit Geometry Burn
Engine firing to correct orbital geometry for TLI
Apr 2, 7:05 AM
Trans-Lunar Injection
TLI burn sends Orion toward the Moon at ~40,000 km/h
Apr 2, 7:48 PM
OTC-1
Outbound trajectory correction burn 1 (cancelled — trajectory was nominal)
Apr 3, 6:48 PM
OTC-2
Outbound trajectory correction burn 2 (cancelled — trajectory was nominal)
Apr 4, 7:42 PM
OTC-3
Final outbound mid-course correction — 9.9 ft/s, 17.5 second burn
Apr 5, 11:03 PM
Lunar SOI Entry
Orion enters the lunar sphere of influence
Apr 6, 12:41 AM
Flyby Coverage Begins
NASA begins live coverage of the lunar flyby
Apr 6, 12:59 PM
Distance Record
Artemis II surpasses Apollo 13 distance record
Apr 6, 1:59 PM
Far-Side Blackout
Loss of signal — Orion behind the Moon
Apr 6, 6:42 PM
Lunar Close Approach
Closest approach — 6,545 km (4,067 mi) above the lunar surface
Apr 6, 7:00 PM
Max Earth Distance
Maximum distance from Earth — 406,770 km (252,756 mi)
Apr 6, 7:02 PM
Signal Reacquired
Signal reacquired — Earthrise
Apr 6, 7:22 PM
Solar Eclipse
Orion observes a solar eclipse from behind the Moon
Apr 6, 8:35 PM
Lunar SOI Exit
Orion exits the lunar sphere of influence on return trajectory
Apr 7, 1:27 PM
RTC-1
First return trajectory correction burn — 0.4 m/s
Apr 7, 8:03 PM
RTC-2
Second return trajectory correction burn — 1.6 m/s
Apr 9, 10:53 PM
RTC-3
Third return trajectory correction burn — 1.3 m/s
Apr 10, 1:53 PM
CM/SM Separation
Service module jettisoned before atmospheric entry
Apr 10, 7:32 PM
CM Raise
Crew module raise burn to establish proper entry attitude — 3.0 m/s
Apr 10, 7:36 PM
Entry Interface
Orion hits Earth's atmosphere at ~40,000 km/h
Apr 10, 7:53 PM
Drogue Chutes
Drogue parachutes deploy to stabilize the crew module
Apr 10, 8:02 PM
Main Chutes
Three main parachutes deploy — slowing Orion to ~20 mph
Apr 10, 8:03 PM
Splashdown
Orion crew module splashes down in the Pacific Ocean
Apr 10, 8:06 PM
Recovery
Crew recovery by USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26)
Apr 10, 8:35 PM



