Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
ESA’s LUMIO is an upcoming 12U CubeSat technology-demonstration mission planned for an Earth–Moon L2 halo orbit. From there it will observe, quantify, and characterize meteoroid-impact flashes on the lunar farside to improve lunar meteoroid-environment knowledge and situational awareness for future exploration.
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- Family Name
- LUMIO
- Full Name
- Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
- Roles
- orbitertechnology_demonstratorresearch
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- ESA’s LUMIO is an upcoming 12U CubeSat technology-demonstration mission planned for an Earth–Moon L2 halo orbit. From there it will observe, quantify, and characterize meteoroid-impact flashes on the lunar farside to improve lunar meteoroid-environment knowledge and situational awareness for future exploration.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 02:26:18 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 02:26:18 UTC