SpaceX
AYAP-1
Falcon 9 Block 5
200Days
12Hours
46Minutes
55Seconds
TBD
Friday, April 30, 2027 · 00:00 UTC
Mission
/01AYAP-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
/02Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Variant: Block 5
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562° N, 80.577° W
411
Pad Launches
1181
Location Launches
794
Agency Launches
31
Orbital This Year