Lunar Pathfinder is a future lunarcommunications satellite^[1][2][3] and a precursor to theMoonlight constellation,^[4] under development by theEuropean Space Agency (ESA). It is expected to launch in 2026 with theFirefly Aerospace'sBlue Ghost Mission 2.^[5][6]

• In April 2018, the ESA signed a collaboration agreement withSurrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) andGoonhilly Earth Station (GES) forCommercial Lunar Mission Support Services (CLMSS). The agreement included collaboration on theLunar Pathfinder mission.^[7]
• In October 2019, theLunar Pathfinder mission was in its pilot phase and had its first business review successfully completed.^[8]
• In March 2023, the ESA selected Firefly Aerospace to deliverLunar Pathfinder to lunar orbit via the Blue Ghost vehicle.^[9]

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