# Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: launch

> Falcon Heavy by SpaceX from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Flown: Success.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-13 03:00 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
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## Facts

- Launch: Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
- Mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
- Provider: SpaceX
- Rocket: Falcon Heavy
- Pad: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country of the launch site: USA
- Date (UTC): Sun, Aug 30, 11:26 UTC (2026-08-30T11:26:04.000Z)
- Launch window: 2026-08-30 11:25 UTC to 2026-08-30 11:26 UTC
- Status: completed (Launch Library 2: Success)
- Outcome: Success
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope with a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wide field of view primary mirror and two scientific instruments. The Wide-Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300.8-megapixel multi-band visible and near-infrared camera, providing a sharpness of images comparable to that achieved by the Hubble Space Telescope over a 0.28 square degree field of view, 100 times larger than imaging cameras on the Hubble. The Coronagraphic Instrument (CGI) is a high-contrast, small field of view camera and spectrometer covering visible and near-infrared wavelengths using novel starlight-suppression technology. Roman objectives include a search for extra-solar planets using gravitational microlensing, and probing the expansion history of the Universe and the growth of cosmic structure, with the goal of measuring the effects of dark energy, the consistency of general relativity, and the curvature of spacetime.

## Date history

No date change recorded for this launch since our ledger began.

## Sources

- [Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com): launch names, providers, rockets, pads, dates and status
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- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacex.com/launches/roman)

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