Lunar Pathfinder Communications Relay
Lunar Pathfinder is SSTL's commercial lunar communications-relay spacecraft family and a precursor to ESA's Moonlight programme. It is designed to relay S-band communications between lunar surface/orbital users and Earth from an elliptical frozen lunar orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SSTL Lunar PathfinderESA Lunar Pathfinder
- Family Name
- Lunar Pathfinder
- Full Name
- Lunar Pathfinder Communications Relay
- Roles
- communicationsorbiter
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Lunar Pathfinder is SSTL's commercial lunar communications-relay spacecraft family and a precursor to ESA's Moonlight programme. It is designed to relay S-band communications between lunar surface/orbital users and Earth from an elliptical frozen lunar orbit.
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- unknown
Links
- Official Url
- https://bsgn.esa.int/service/lunar-pathfinder/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 06:15:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 17, 2026 at 06:15:19 UTC
Other
- Search Name
- Lunar Pathfinder Communications Relay SSTL Lunar Pathfinder ESA Lunar Pathfinder