Artemis II Live 3D Trajectory Tracker — NASA Orion Spacecraft Real-Time Mission Control

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ARTEMIS II
ORION // FREE-RETURN LUNAR TRAJECTORY
MISSION IN PROGRESS · APPROACHING THE MOON
INITIALIZING...
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LIVE DATA VIA NASA JPL HORIZONS · NAIF -1024
LAUNCHED APRIL 1, 2026 · 22:35 UTC · KSC PAD 39B
FIRST CREWED LUNAR MISSION SINCE APOLLO 17 · 1972
🌕 MOON · NOW ✕
🎯 FLYBY TARGET · APR 6 ✕
📡 INITIALIZING MISSION STATUS FEED... --:--:-- UTC
🚀 ASTRONAUT CAM ● MAIN
▶ ACTIVATE
🌕 MOON CAM ● MAIN
▶ ACTIVATE
🌕 LUNAR FLYBY
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APR 6 · 23:06 UTC
↩ RETURN BURN #1
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APR 8 · 00:04 UTC
🌊 SPLASHDOWN
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APR 11 · 00:17 UTC
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ARTEMIS II
ORION // 4 CREW // LUNAR FREE-RETURN
LIVE · NASA JPL
HORIZONS API · NAIF -1024
MAP LEGEND
ORION
PAST PATH
FUTURE
MOON ORBIT
📡 position & distance
FROM EARTH
Distance from Earth's center. Earth radius is 6,371 km — subtract for altitude above ground.
— km
FROM MOON
Distance from Orion to the Moon. At closest approach on Apr 6 this drops to ~8,900 km.
— km
ALTITUDE AGL
Height above Earth's surface. ISS orbits at ~400 km. Orion is now in deep space.
— km
JOURNEY TO MOON
How far along the Earth–Moon distance Orion has traveled. 100% = at Moon's orbital distance.
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⚡ velocity & dynamics
SPACECRAFT SPEED
Orion's absolute speed. ~10 km/s near Earth, slows to ~1 km/s approaching Moon, then accelerates home.
— km/s
vs MOON (RELATIVE)
Speed relative to the Moon. Would need this much delta-v to enter lunar orbit instead of flying by.
— km/s
G-FORCE
Crew experiences 0g in free-fall — completely weightless throughout the cruise phase.
0.000 g · FREE FALL
🌍 earth–moon system
EARTH–MOON DIST
Live Earth-Moon distance. Varies 356,500–406,700 km as Moon orbits Earth.
— km
MISSION PROGRESS
Percentage of the 10-day mission elapsed from launch Apr 1 to splashdown Apr 11.
— %
SPLASHDOWN IN
Time until Orion splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California.
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📻 deep space comms
SIGNAL DELAY 1-WAY
Time for radio to travel Earth↔Orion at light speed (299,792 km/s). ~1.3s at Moon distance.
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ROUND TRIP TIME
Total time for Mission Control to send a message and receive a reply — double the one-way delay.
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MISSION CONTROL LAG
Under 0.5s: instant. 1–3s: like a phone call. Over 3s: conversational lag.
CALCULATING
🏆 apollo 13 record chase
RECORD TO BEAT
Furthest humans have ever been from Earth — set by Apollo 13 on April 17, 1970 during their emergency free-return.
400,171 km
CURRENT DISTANCE
When this exceeds 400,171 km, Artemis II sets a new human spaceflight distance record!
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CALCULATING...
⏱ mission timeline
MISSION ELAPSED
Time since liftoff from KSC Pad 39B on April 1, 2026 at 22:35:12 UTC.
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NEXT EVENT
Next major mission milestone in the timeline.
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COUNTDOWN
Time remaining until the next mission event.
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LIVE JPL COORDINATES J2000 ECLIPTIC · km
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MISSION ELAPSED TIME
T+000:00:00
NEXT MISSION EVENT
LOADING...
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Computing...
MISSION LOG
MISSION PHASE  ›  —  
LAUNCHEARTH ORB TLI COASTLUNAR APP. RETURNSPLASH
CREW · ARTEMIS II
Reid Wiseman
CDR · COMMANDERREID WISEMANUSN · 3rd spaceflight · 213 days in space
Victor Glover
PLT · PILOTVICTOR GLOVERUSN · 1st person of color beyond LEO
Christina Koch
MS1 · MISSION SPECIALISTCHRISTINA KOCHNASA · 1st woman beyond low Earth orbit
Jeremy Hansen
MS2 · MISSION SPECIALISTJEREMY HANSENCSA · 1st Canadian beyond low Earth orbit
MISSION MILESTONE
🏆
ACHIEVEMENT
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✕ CLOSE
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🏆
MILESTONE
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⭐ HUMANITY REACHES FURTHER ⭐
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APOLLO 13 RECORD
BROKEN!
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ORION IS NOW THE FURTHEST HUMANS
HAVE EVER TRAVELED FROM EARTH
400,171 km · SET APRIL 17, 1970
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