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AYAP-1

Falcon 9 Block 5

200Days
12Hours
46Minutes
55Seconds
TBD

Friday, April 30, 2027 · 00:00 UTC

Mission

/01

AYAP-1 is the first Turkish lunar exploration spacecraft mission. The AYAP-1 spacecraft will operate for at least 3 months (possibly extended to 6) in a 100-km circular lunar orbit above the lunar surface before concluding its mission with a controlled crash landing. It will test the 1st Turkish spacecraft hybrid propulsion system and ollect data about the Moon's water, magnetic activity and radiation.

Mission Type

Planetary Science

Orbit

Lunar Orbit (LO)

Probability

N/A

Status

To Be Determined

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Variant: Block 5

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562° N, 80.577° W

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