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Falcon 9 Block 5 | AYAP-1

April 30, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | AYAP-1 launch image — Mission imagery · Falcon 9 Block 5

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April 30, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5619, -80.5774

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Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: April 30, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC
Window closes: April 30, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC
Feed updated: October 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM UTC

Mission description

AYAP-1 is the first Turkish lunar exploration spacecraft mission. The AYAP-1 spacecraft will operate for at least 3 months (possibly extended to 6) in a 100-km circular lunar orbit above the lunar surface before concluding its mission with a controlled crash landing. It will test the 1st Turkish spacecraft hybrid propulsion system and ollect data about the Moon's water, magnetic activity and radiation.

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon · Block 5

Height

70 m

Diameter

3.65 m

LEO capacity

22,800 kg

Successful launches

644

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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