Griffin Mission One launch time, date and countdown
TBD December 2026 (date TBD)
No launch date has been set yet (listed as December 2026). The countdown starts once a date is announced.
Launch details
- Target
- December 2026 (date TBD)
- Status
- TBD To Be Determined
- Provider
- SpaceX (Commercial)
- Rocket
- Falcon Heavy
- Mission
- Griffin Mission One
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Orbit
- Lunar Orbit
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country code
- USA
Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.
About this launch
Griffin Mission One is a launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket operated by SpaceX. No launch date has been set yet. Launch Library 2 currently lists it as no earlier than December 2026, so the date and time shown on this page are placeholders until a real date is announced. The launch site is Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. The target orbit is Lunar Orbit. Mission type: Lunar Exploration. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “To Be Determined”.
Mission description
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.
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