2027 · SpaceX
AYAP-1
upcomingFalcon 9 Block 5 | AYAP-1
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- April 30, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC
- Outcome
- upcoming
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Mission
- AYAP-1
- Mission type
- Planetary Science
- Orbit achieved
- Lunar Orbit