Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One

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Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Orbital Launch Attempt Count: 7108

Location Launch Attempt Count: 265

Pad Launch Attempt Count: 207

Agency Launch Attempt Count: 549

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Pad

Launch Complex 39A

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).

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.

Full Name: Falcon Heavy

Maiden Flight: 2018-02-06

Total Launch Count: 11

Successful Launches: 11

Failed Launches: 0

Mission

Mission Name: Griffin Mission One

Type: Lunar Exploration

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.

Orbit: Lunar Orbit