August 30, 2026 11:20 am

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

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Falcon Heavy

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 11:20 UTC
Window Close 11:20 UTC
Lift Off Aug 30, 2026 · 11:20 UTC
Launch Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 39A
Target Orbit Sun-Earth L2
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Rocket Falcon Heavy
Destination Sun-Earth L2
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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Launch Complex 39A
Launch Overview
Window Open 11:20 UTC
Window Close 11:20 UTC
Lift Off Aug 30, 2026 · 11:20 UTC
Launch Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 39A
Target Orbit Sun-Earth L2
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Rocket Falcon Heavy
Destination Sun-Earth L2
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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