Griffin Mission One

Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than July, 2026

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Mission Details

Griffin Mission One

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Astrobotic's Griffin lander is a lunar lander contracted by NASA as part of the Commercial Lunar Payloads Services (CLPS) program. Multiple scientific payloads will likely be included on Griffin's exterior. VIPER was previously planned as a primary payload on the Griffin lander before the VIPER project was discontinued. The vacated payload spot will now host the FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) lunar rover from Astrolab.

Manufacturer: Astrobotic

Operator: Astrobotic

Trans Lunar Injection

6,360 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Falcon Heavy

Active Since 2018

SpaceX logo

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$97.00 million

Rocket

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 63,800 kg

GTO: 26,700 kg

Liftoff Thrust

22,819 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours