Moonlight Programme
An ESA multi-directorate programme developing a five-satellite lunar communications and navigation constellation with dedicated ground stations, precursor services, international interoperability, and commercial infrastructure for missions around and on the Moon.
Identity
- Aliases
- Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation ServicesMoonlight LCNS
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Moonlight Programme
- Status
- active
- Types
- developmentinfrastructureoperations
Details
- Description
- An ESA multi-directorate programme developing a five-satellite lunar communications and navigation constellation with dedicated ground stations, precursor services, international interoperability, and commercial infrastructure for missions around and on the Moon.
- Leads
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2024
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 10:37:15 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:55:10 UTC
Other
- Official Urls
- https://www.esa.int/Applications/Connectivity_and_Secure_Communications/ESA_s_Moonlight_programme_Pioneering_the_path_for_lunar_explorationhttps://connectivity.esa.int/moonlighthttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Connectivity_and_Secure_Communications/Moonlighthttps://connectivity.esa.int/https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Open_opportunities_with_ESA_Navigation