Mission record
LunIR
Also known as Lunar InfraRed Imaging, SkyFire
Lockheed Martin · Launched
Explore trajectoryFailed · Failure
Lockheed Martin's LunIR CubeSat could not complete its lunar infrared-imaging technology demonstration after the Artemis I launch.
- Destinations
- Launch vehicle
- SLS Block 1 Crew
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral, United States
- Countries
- United States
- Mission types
- Technology demonstrator, Flyby
Chronology
Mission timeline
Mission end
LunIR was unable to complete its mission in space
Mission architecture
Vehicles
LunIR · Spacecraft · failed
Destinations: Moon
Trajectory record
Trajectory dataset not yet available
No verified trajectory dataset is committed for this mission, so Mission Atlas renders no path.
Provenance
Sources
Each source is listed once and labeled with the mission, event, trajectory, or destination/body context it supports.
Data verified through September 5, 2026
- Setting Our Sights on the Moon with Shoebox-Sized Satellites — OTHERMission page · Supports: mission claims · event claims
- LUNIR — OTHERMission page · Supports: mission claims
- Artemis I - NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog — NSSDCAMission page · Supports: mission claims · event claims
- Moon Facts — NASAOther · Supports: destination/body context
- Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System — NASAOther · Supports: destination/body context