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: Sept. 28, 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 (Sept. 28, 2026).
Launch statistics
Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (Sept. 28, 2026).
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NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Observe Thousands of Newfound Cosmic Voids
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. Our universe is filled with galaxies, in all directions as far as our instruments can see. Some researchers estimate that there are as many as two trillion galaxies in the observable universe. At first glance, thes...
Roman telescope construction complete, moving into final testing ahead of 2027 launch
At the end of November, NASA’s next great telescope — the Nancy Grace Roman Space… The post Roman telescope construction complete, moving into final testing ahead of 2027 launch appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Roman infrared survey to chart hidden structure of Milky Way
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has released detailed plans for a major survey that will reveal our home galaxy, the Milky Way, in unprecedented detail. In one month of observations spread across two year...
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