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: July 31, 2026, 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) |
|---|---|
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 (July 31, 2026).
Launch statistics
Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (July 31, 2026).
Latest news about the launch
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Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 Moon mission to NET July 2026
The mission will carry a pair of commercial, robotic rovers to the lunar surface. It was most recently scheduled to launch by the end 2025.
Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 lander mission to mid-2026
Astrobotic Technology says it now plans to launch its large lunar lander carrying a commercial rover no earlier than mid-2026. The post Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 lander mission to mid-2026 appeared first on SpaceNews.
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
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