# Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One: launch

> Falcon Heavy by SpaceX from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Scheduled: NET Dec 2026.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-13 06:01 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
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## Facts

- Launch: Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One
- Mission: Griffin Mission One
- Provider: SpaceX
- Rocket: Falcon Heavy
- Pad: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country of the launch site: USA
- Date (UTC): NET Dec 2026 (2026-12-31T00:00:00.000Z)
- Status: tbd (Launch Library 2: TBD)
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 1

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: 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.

## Date history

"Seen live" means our sync saw the change when it happened; "caught up late" means Launch Library 2 made it earlier, on a day we do not know, and it is never counted as a slip.

| Observed | From | To | Kind | Shift (days) | Observation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-01 | Nov 2026 | Dec 2026 | Placeholder roll | 31 | seen live |

## Sources

- [Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com): launch names, providers, rockets, pads, dates and status
- [SpaceNexus Launch Ledger (our own record of every date change)](https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method)
- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacelaunchnow.me/launch/falcon-heavy-griffin-mission-one)

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