Artemis II: How to track NASA's historic mission in real-time
02 Apr 2026

NASA's Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar flight since Apollo 17 in 1972, has been launched.

The four-member crew: Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, and Victor Glover, was launched from the Kennedy Space Center.

The spacecraft will not land on the Moon but fly by it as part of a system test for future missions.

Meanwhile, NASA has launched the Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW), to let the viewers keep tabs on the mission in real time.

NASA's new website for real-time tracking
Tracking tools

The public can use the AROW tool or NASA's mobile app to follow Orion's journey over its 10-day mission.

The tracker provides data on Orion's position, distance from Earth and Moon, velocity, and mission duration.

Information is sent from onboard sensors to Mission Control at NASA Johnson Space Center and updated in real time.

How to watch the entire launch sequence again
Viewing options

If you missed the live coverage of Artemis II's liftoff, you can catch the entire launch sequence by watching a full replay of NASA's broadcast.

The video captures the moment when the Orion spacecraft carrying four astronauts blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The mission is being closely followed as it takes humans deeper into space than ever before.

Artemis II will reach the Moon on sixth day
Mission trajectory

The spacecraft will reach the Moon on day six of the mission, approaching within 6,400km of its surface, as part of a test flight to validate systems before a future landing.

NASA has planned another crewed rehearsal, Artemis III, in 2027 to test rendezvous and docking procedures with lunar landers and evaluate next-generation spacesuits.

A lunar landing is expected during Artemis IV in 2028.