| Names | Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Lunar exploration |
| Mission duration | 12 months (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | LUMIO |
| Spacecraft type | 12U CubeSat |
| Bus | CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Argotec |
| Launch mass | 28 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2026 (planned) |
| Moon orbiter | |
| Orbits | Halo orbit |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:LUMIO_Mission_Patch.jpg) Lumio mission logo. | |
LUnar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO) is a proposed lunar exploration mission expected to launch in early 2026.[1][2][3] The main goal of the mission is to detect, quantify, and characterize the impacts of near-Earth meteoroids on the lunar far side.[2] The spacecraft consists of a 12-U CubeSat that will operate in a halo orbit around the L2 Lagrange point of the Earth-Moon system.[4] The mission is currently being developed by an international consortium which includes Politecnico di Milano, Argotec, Leonardo, IMT,[5] Nautilus[6] and S&T Norway.[7][8]
The main scientific payload of LUMIO is a custom-designed optical camera, called LUMIO-Cam, which will observe the lunar surface in umbra to detect the flashes caused by asteroid impacts. Scientific data from the mission will be integrated with observations from the Earth to elaborate the first complete and accurate model of meteoroids flux in the lunar environment.[2][3]
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- ^ a b "LUMIO (Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer)". www.eoportal.org. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Cipriano, Ana M.; Dei Tos, Diogene A.; Topputo, Francesco (2018). "Orbit Design for LUMIO: The Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer". Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 5. doi:10.3389/fspas.2018.00029. hdl:11311/1064224. ISSN 2296-987X.
- ^ "IMT srl". Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Nautilus". Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "S[&]T Norway". Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Opening Details". Politecnico di Milano. Retrieved 2023-07-06.