Space.com reported the launch as follows. “United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Jan. 8). United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday (Jan. 8) at 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 GMT).

The launch — the first ever for the powerful Vulcan Centaur — sent Astrobotic’s private Peregrine moon lander toward Earth’s nearest neighbor, where it is expected to land on Feb. 23. Success in that effort would be historic: No private spacecraft has ever touched down softly on the lunar surface.

The following animation describes the mission…
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