SpaceX
Griffin Mission One
Falcon Heavy
215Days
05Hours
23Minutes
27Seconds
TBD
Thursday, December 31, 2026 · 00:00 UTC
Mission
/01Demonstration 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.
Mission Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Orbit (LO)
Probability
N/A
Status
To Be Determined
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Falcon Heavy
Variant: Heavy
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608° N, 80.604° W
225
Pad Launches
284
Location Launches
740
Agency Launches
298
Orbital This Year