Lunar Trailblazer
Lunar Trailblazer is a low budget lunar orbiter that will directly detect and map water on the lunar surface to determine how its form, abundance, and location relate to geology.[3]
| Mission type | Lunar Exploration |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Lunar Trailblazer |
| Launch mass | 200kg [1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | February 2025[1] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5[2] |
| Launch site | CCSFS, LC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Moon orbiter | |
Overview
References
- "Getting To The Moon". Caltech Lunar Trailblazer. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- "NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for IMAP Mission" (Press release). NASA. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- "SIMPLEx Small Satellite Concept Finalists Target Moon, Mars and Beyond" (Press release). NASA. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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