Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One
Launch information
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Demonstration flight of the Astrobotic Griffin lander and its engines, initially contracted for the cancelled NASA VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission. The vacated payload spot will now host the FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) lunar rover from Astrolab.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One’.

TBD
Status: To Be Determined
Class: normal
Launch T0: Dec. 31, 2025, midnight
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Griffin Mission One (LO) |
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Launcher |
SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon Heavy |
Location |
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
Pad |
Launch Complex 39A |
Type |
Lunar Exploration |
Orbit |
Lunar Orbit (LO) |
Satellites on-board
Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (Dec. 31, 2025).
Launch statistics
Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (Dec. 31, 2025).
Latest news about the launch
News about the space mission ‘Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.

Send Your Name to the Moon! Falcon Heavy to Launch LunEx-1 aboard Griffin Lunar Lander
Send Your Name to the Moon! Falcon Heavy to Launch LunEx-1 aboard Griffin Lunar Lander

LunEx-1 to Fly to the Moon Aboard Astrobotic’s Griffin Lunar Lander
LunEx-1 to Fly to the Moon Aboard Astrobotic’s Griffin Lunar Lander

Astrolab’s FLIP Rover Joins Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 for Lunar Mission
Astrolab’s FLIP Rover Joins Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 for Lunar Mission
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