SpaceX F9: Intuitive Machines IM-2 : KSC LC-39A - 2025-02-27 00:16 UTC

[fredy]

Some info about the launch can be found in SpaceX F9 : Intuitive Machines IM-2 : KSC LC-39A : 26/27 Feb 2025 (00:16 UTC)

EPIC CHIMERA GEO 1 has been added in DB and we are going to track it by observing at 137.550 MHz.

Some TLE depending on the date that the launch will be performed:

TLE for 27th February:

EPIC CHIMERA GEO 1
1 98651U 99900A   25058.04489583  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    00
2 98651  28.1022 356.5120 9714297 217.3974 354.7328  0.10567943    07

TLE for 28th February:

EPIC CHIMERA GEO 1
1 98651U 99900A   25059.04278484  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    07
2 98651  28.2112 355.7476 9750095 231.3727 356.0133  0.10426090    07

TLE for 1st March:

EPIC CHIMERA GEO 1
1 98651U 99900A   25060.04015729  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    00
2 98651  28.2814 355.1989 9766214 240.2239 356.9522  0.10199497    05

TLE for 2nd March:

EPIC CHIMERA GEO 1
1 98651U 99900A   25061.03208113  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    01
2 98651  28.3513 351.7379 9778289 257.6850 359.4348  0.10051138    06

[fredy]

S-Band transmitters has been added in DB for EPIC CHIMERA GEO 1.

Live stream for the launch:

Intuitive Machines-2 Launch to the Moon

After launch, TLE will be added for the satellite and it will be available for scheduling in Network.

[fredy]

from https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=im-2

EPIC CHIMERA GEO 1 is going to be deployed ~48min after the launch.

[LW2DTZ]

Epic on the way.

https://x.com/epicaerospace/status/1894960495469183209

[K4KDR]

So far, have not been able to find any of these objects in HORIZONS.

If anyone hears what the Object # for any of these spacecraft are in HORIZONS, please share it.

Thanks!

[K4KDR]

If this is the S-Band downlink from EPIC CHIMERA GEO 1, I feel really lucky to have captured what appears to be a ground station event!

https://x.com/scott23192/status/1895232630435782892