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SpaceX
Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One
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Mission
Griffin Mission One
Lunar Exploration
Lunar Orbit
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.
Status
To Be Determined
Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
Pad
Location
America/New_York
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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Rocket
Falcon Heavy
The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.
Details
Min stage: 3
Max stage: 3m
Length: 70.0m
Diameter: 12.2
First Flight: Feb. 6, 2018
Total launch count: 11
Successful launches: 11
Pending launches: 8
Consecutive successful launches: 11
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 63800kg
Launch cost: US$90000000
Apogee: 200km
Attempted landings: 21
Successful landings: 19
Failed landings: 2
Consecutive successful landings: 13
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 26700kg
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Commercial
None
None
Agency
SpaceX
Type: Commercial
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