SMART-1

SMART-1
Artist's impression of SMART-1
Mission typeTechnology
Lunar orbiter
OperatorESA
COSPAR ID2003-043C Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.27949
WebsiteSMART-1
Mission duration2 years, 11 months, 6 days, 6 hours, 27 minutes, 36 seconds
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerSwedish Space Corporation
Launch mass367 kilograms (809 lb)[1]
Dry mass287 kilograms (633 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date27 September 2003, 23:14:46 (2003-09-27UTC23:14:46Z) UTC [1]
RocketAriane 5G
Launch siteKourou ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
End of mission
Decay date3 September 2006, 05:42:22 (2006-09-03UTC05:42:23Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemSelenocentric
Eccentricity0.352054
Periselene altitude2,205 kilometres (1,370 mi)
Aposelene altitude4,600 kilometres (2,900 mi)
Inclination90.26 degrees
Period4.95 hours
Epoch18 July 2005, 11:14:28 UTC
Lunar orbiter
Orbital insertion15 November 2004
Impact site34°15′43″S 46°11′35″W / 34.262°S 46.193°W / -34.262; -46.193[2]
ISO legacy mission insignia
Legacy ESA insignia for the SMART-1 mission

SMART-1 was a Swedish-designed European Space Agency satellite that orbited the Moon. It was launched on 27 September 2003 at 23:14 UTC from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. "SMART-1" stands for Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology-1. On 3 September 2006 (05:42 UTC), SMART-1 was deliberately crashed into the Moon's surface, ending its mission.[3]

  1. ^ a b "SMART-1". NASA's Solar System Exploration website. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ Klesman, Alison (22 September 2017). "New observations reveal a lunar orbiter's final resting place". Astronomy Magazine. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Probe crashes into Moon's surface". BBC News. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2010.