Griffin Mission One
NextGo for Prop LoadT-35:00
Time to launch
Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Profile →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 st...
Provider
SpaceX
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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.
Mission Timeline
0 / 220%Go for Prop Load
Launch director gives the go to begin fueling
- Go for Prop LoadT-35:0011:25 PM UTC
- RP-1 Loading BeginsT-35:0011:25 PM UTC
- Stage 1 LOX Loading BeginsT-35:0011:25 PM UTC
- Stage 2 LOX Loading BeginsT-16:0011:44 PM UTC
- Engine Chill BeginsT-07:0011:53 PM UTC
- Flight Computer Final ChecksT-01:0011:59 PM UTC
- Tanks Pressurize for FlightT-01:0011:59 PM UTC
- Strongback Retract BeginsT-00:4511:59 PM UTC
- Engine Ignition Sequence StartsT-00:0311:59 PM UTC
Launch Site
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
