VMMO

The Lunar Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter (VMMO) is a future uncrewed lunar orbiter in the form of a 16U CubeSat, under development by the European Space Agency (ESA). The spacecraft will map the distribution of water ice and ilmenite (FeTiO₃) in the lunar South Pole region, as well as monitor the cis-lunar environment. It will carry a multi-wavelength lidar, a radiation monitor, and a GNSS receiver. VMMO is expected to launch in 2028.

See also

• List of European Space Agency programmes and missions
• Other European deep space CubeSat missions:
• HENON — launch in 2026, a space weather mission, ESA's first ever stand-alone deep space CubeSat
• M-Argo — launch in 2027, a mission to an asteroid
• LUMIO — launch in 2027, a mission to characterize the impacts of near-Earth meteoroids on the lunar far side
• Satis — launch in 2030, a mission to an asteroid

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