VMMO Lunar Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
ESA’s VMMO is a 16U lunar CubeSat in development to map water-ice, frost, and ilmenite near the Moon’s South Pole with a multi-wavelength lidar, while measuring the cislunar radiation environment; a potential CLPS launch opportunity is targeted for late 2028.
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- Family Name
- VMMO
- Full Name
- VMMO Lunar Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
- Roles
- orbiterresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- ESA’s VMMO is a 16U lunar CubeSat in development to map water-ice, frost, and ilmenite near the Moon’s South Pole with a multi-wavelength lidar, while measuring the cislunar radiation environment; a potential CLPS launch opportunity is targeted for late 2028.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 01:16:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 01:16:20 UTC