Live Experience

Artemis II live tracker

The 3D embed remains the visual anchor, but the surrounding shell now tracks the live phase, next milestone, and mission context even when the external iframe is unavailable.

Loading 3D tracker...

Mission Phase

Re-entry and Splashdown

Distance from Earth

0 km

Distance from Moon

384,400 km

Velocity

11.0 km/s

Elapsed

T+10:00:00:00

Current Mission State

Artemis II mission complete

Orion re-enters Earth's atmosphere, splashes down, and transitions to recovery operations.

Next Milestone

Mission complete

All scheduled milestones are complete.

Event Flow

2026-04-11 10:00:00 UTC

Re-entry and Splashdown

Orion re-enters Earth's atmosphere and splashes down for recovery at sea.

A clean re-entry closes the mission safely and validates the full crew transportation loop for later Artemis flights.

Re-entry interfaceSplashdown and recovery

Context

Read the full timeline

See how the current phase fits into the larger mission arc from liftoff to splashdown.

Coverage

Check live windows

Watch launch, departure burn, lunar flyby, and splashdown coverage windows as they open.

Analysis

Read the mission explainers

Use the blog for deeper context on flyby geometry, coast operations, and re-entry.