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Falcon Heavy: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

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.

Sunday, 30 August 202611:26 UTC
Falcon Heavy: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Mission Data

SpaceX
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSpaceXEst. 2002
Launch VehicleFalcon Heavy
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Vehicle Record14 of 14 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)
Success Streak229 consecutive
Mission TypeAstrophysics
Target OrbitSun-Earth L2
Launch PadLaunch Complex 39A
LocationπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#206
Agency Launches This Year#105
Launches From This Pad224
Launches From This Site283
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Falcon Heavy

The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success with telescope solar panels/sunshade deployed.

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  2. Payload deployed.

  3. Liftoff!

  4. Updated launch weather, 70% GO.

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  5. Official Webcast by NASA has started

  6. Now targeting Aug 30 at 11:26 UTC

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  7. Updated launch weather, 50% GO (launch window per https://x.com/spaceflightnow/status/2093717878302216462).

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  8. Now targeting Aug 30 at 11:25 UTC

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  9. Updated launch weather, 60% GO.

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  10. GO for launch.

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Launch Site

Launch Complex 39A Β· 28.6082Β°N 80.6043Β°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.