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§ Historical recordSMART-1
Solar-electric (ion) propulsion demo to the Moon.
- Coordinates
- -34.26, -46.19 (positive-east)
- Era
- B (1990-2019)
- Parent mission
- SMART-1
- Role
- spacecraft bus
- Operator
- ESA
- Nation
- Europe
- Launched (UTC)
- 2003-09-27
- Reached Moon (UTC)
- 2004-11-15 orbit / 2006-09-03 impact
- Event type
- orbiter/impactor
- Outcome
- success
- Site
- Lacus Excellentiae
- Left on surface
- impact debris
- Returned material
- none
- Current status
- impacted
- Operational status (derived)
- inactive
- Source grade
- primary
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