SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2
Launch window
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Summary
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 is expected to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA in December 2026. It is SpaceX's 769th launch, 150th this year and humanity's 7,518th orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 653rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 127th this year. The payload is bound for Lunar Orbit (LO).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- Planned as the 653rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 127th this yearSpaceX's 769th launch150th this yearhumanity's 7,518th orbital launch attempt345th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
Target site default for this orbit type. Not a catalogued object; this panel switches to the tracked orbit once the object is catalogued. Ascent simulated from a published stage table.
About this launch
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)
Pad
Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Planned as the 19th launch from Unknown Pad, 19th this year · 1,170th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
0 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Questions
When does Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 launch?
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 is scheduled in December 2026.
Where can I watch Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where is Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 launching from?
Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit is Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a lunar exploration mission.