Lunar Pathfinder
The European Space Agency lunar communications relay satellite and Moonlight precursor, providing data relay for lunar missions while demonstrating lunar navigation, laser ranging, and radiation monitoring with NASA-ESA support.
Identity
- Aliases
- Lunar Pathfinder MissionMoonlight Lunar PathfinderLunar Communications Pathfinder
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Lunar Pathfinder
- Status
- planned
- Types
- sciencedevelopmentoperationsinfrastructure
Details
- Description
- The European Space Agency lunar communications relay satellite and Moonlight precursor, providing data relay for lunar missions while demonstrating lunar navigation, laser ranging, and radiation monitoring with NASA-ESA support.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:36:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:36:17 UTC
Other
- Official Urls
- https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/11/Lunar_Pathfinderhttps://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/ESA_launches_Moonlight_to_establish_lunar_communications_and_navigation_infrastructurehttps://bsgn.esa.int/service/lunar-pathfinder/https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Firefly_to_take_Lunar_Pathfinder_to_the_Moon