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SMART-1

Space Probe

SMART-1 was a European Space Agency satellite that orbited the Moon, launched on September 27, 2003, from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. Its name stands for Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology-1, part of a wider European Space Agency programme of the same name, and the spacecraft mission ended on September 3, 2006, when it was deliberately crashed into the lunar surface.

Facts
Spacecraft Type
Lunar orbiter 2
Launch Date
2003-09-27 3
Status
Status (category)
De-Orbited 1
Connections

Associated With

Ion Thruster, Concepts

Operated By

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source SMART-1 - Wikipedia
Sources
1. SMART-1 (Wikipedia)
SMART-1 was deliberately crashed into the Moon's surface, ending its missionView the Source
2. SMART-1 - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Mission type field
    Mission type: Lunar orbiter
  • In Group: Lunar Orbiters and Flyby Probes, SMART-1 was a 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
  • Operated By: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, operator
    SMART-1 was a European Space Agency satellite that orbited the Moon.
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3. Wikidata: SMART-1
Wikidata Q213498, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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