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Provider
SpaceX
Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site / pad
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA / Space Launch Complex 40 · USA
Destination / orbit
Lunar Orbit
Mission overview
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.
