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Griffin Mission One

Falcon Heavy

124Days
20Hours
57Minutes
55Seconds
TBD

Friday, July 31, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Orbit (LO)

Probability

N/A

Status

To Be Determined

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Falcon Heavy

Variant: Heavy

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608° N, 80.604° W

223

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282

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683

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121

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