AYAP-1 Mission

Launch Status

TBD

Date & Time

Apr 2027

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Launch Service Provider

Booster

Unknown F9

Mission

AYAP-1

Mission Type

Planetary Science

Destination

Lunar Orbit

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.

Updated: Oct 15, 8:30pm UTC

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