Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy carrying Griffin Mission One from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA at 2026-11-30 00:00:00Z. The operator has not published how precise that target time is. The date is still provisional and can move.
COUNTDOWN
FLIGHT PLAN
The window is instantaneous: the vehicle flies at T-0 or stands down to the next opportunity. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
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MISSION BRIEF
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.
SOURCE: LAUNCH LIBRARY 2 // THE SPACE DEVS
LAUNCH SITE
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, United States of America
DATUM WGS-84 // EQUIRECTANGULAR PROJECTION
COMMON QUESTIONS
What time does Falcon Heavy · Griffin Mission One launch?
SpaceX is targeting 2026-11-30 00:00:00Z for Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One. The operator has not published how precise that target time is. The window is instantaneous: the vehicle flies at T-0 or stands down to the next opportunity.
Where can I watch Falcon Heavy · Griffin Mission One launch?
No official webcast has been published for Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One yet. When SpaceX posts a feed it is linked from this page, and the live countdown here runs against the published T-0 in the meantime.
What is Falcon Heavy · Griffin Mission One carrying?
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.
Where does Falcon Heavy · Griffin Mission One launch from?
Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One lifts off from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, United States of America. The pad sits at 28.6082, -80.6043.