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Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2

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Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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December 2026
StatusTBD
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLunar Orbit
PadUnknown Pad
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Mission

2nd lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace. The Blue Ghost lander will be of a new two-stage version utilizing an Elytra Dark transfer vehicle to place it and the European Space Agency's Lunar Pathfinder experimental communication satellite into Lunar orbit. The lander will land on the far side of the Moon with 2 NASA payloads: * Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment (LuSEE-Night) * User Terminal (UT)

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLunar Orbit
PadUnknown Pad
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowDec 31, 00:00:00 UTC→Dec 31, 00:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Unknown Pad
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.458, -80.528
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud10%Temp85°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

HRRR GFS F+180: CAPE 975 J/kg · K-idx 35 · freezing 15,194 ft