Falcon Heavy | Gateway PPE & HALO
Launch information
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The Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) are the foundational elements of NASA's lunar-orbiting space station "Gateway". The PPE is a 60-kilowatt class solar electric propulsion spacecraft that also will provide power, high-speed communications, attitude control and the capability to move the Gateway to different lunar orbits. The HALO is the pressurized living quarters where astronauts who visit the Gateway, often on their way to the Moon, will work. It will provide command and control and serve as the docking hub for the outpost. HALO will support science investigations, distribute power, provide communications for visiting vehicles and lunar surface expeditions, and supplement the life support systems aboard Orion, NASA’s spacecraft that will deliver Artemis astronauts to the Gateway.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon Heavy | Gateway PPE & HALO’.
TBD
Status: To Be Determined
Class: normal
Launch T0: Dec. 31, 2027, midnight
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Gateway PPE & HALO (LO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon Heavy |
Location |
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
Pad |
Launch Complex 39A |
Type |
Human Exploration |
Orbit |
Lunar Orbit (LO) |
Satellites on-board
Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (Dec. 31, 2027).
Launch statistics
Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (Dec. 31, 2027).
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