| Mission type | Exploration of the Moon |
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| Operator | ESA |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 16UCubeSat |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | NET 2028 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Polar frozen orbit |
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TheLunar Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter (VMMO) is a future uncrewed lunar orbiter in the form of a 16UCubeSat, under development by theEuropean Space Agency (ESA). The spacecraft will map the distribution of water ice andilmenite (FeTiO3) in thelunar South Pole region, as well as monitor the cis-lunar environment. It will carry a multi-wavelengthlidar, a radiation monitor, and aGNSS receiver. VMMO is expected to launch in 2028.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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