Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Launch information
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope with a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wide field of view primary mirror and two scientific instruments. The Wide-Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300.8-megapixel multi-band visible and near-infrared camera, providing a sharpness of images comparable to that achieved by the Hubble Space Telescope over a 0.28 square degree field of view, 100 times larger than imaging cameras on the Hubble. The Coronagraphic Instrument (CGI) is a high-contrast, small field of view camera and spectrometer covering visible and near-infrared wavelengths using novel starlight-suppression technology. Roman objectives include a search for extra-solar planets using gravitational microlensing, and probing the expansion history of the Universe and the growth of cosmic structure, with the goal of measuring the effects of dark energy, the consistency of general relativity, and the curvature of spacetime.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’.
TBD
Status: To Be Determined
Class: normal
Launch T0: Oct. 31, 2026, midnight
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (L2) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon Heavy |
Location |
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
Pad |
Launch Complex 39A |
Type |
Astrophysics |
Orbit |
Sun-Earth L2 (L2) |
Satellites on-board
Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (Oct. 31, 2026).
Launch statistics
Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (Oct. 31, 2026).
Latest news about the launch
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NASA Test Deploys Roman Space Telescope Solar Panels, ‘Visor’
On Aug. 7 and 8, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team assessed the observatory’s solar panels and a visor-like sunshade called the deployable aperture cover — two components that will be stowed for launch and unfold in space. Engineers confirmed ...
NASA Roman Core Survey Will Trace Cosmic Expansion Over Time
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be a discovery machine, thanks to its wide field of view and resulting torrent of data. Scheduled to launch no later than May 2027, with the team working toward launch as early as fall 2026, its near-infrared ...
NASA Installs Key ‘Sunblock’ Shield on Roman Space Telescope
Technicians have successfully installed two sunshields onto NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s inner segment. Along with the observatory’s Solar Array Sun Shield and Deployable Aperture Cover, the panels (together called the Lower Instrument Sun S...
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