ESA Moonlight LCNS is a mission record in the MoonOpps lunar catalog (2026–2035), tracked for 2028 (Initial operations by end of 2028; full operations by 2030). Status: Contracted / deploying. Class: Lunar communications/navigation constellation. Source confidence is Medium — plausible and sourced, but timing or scope may still change. The record links 7 actors, 1 payload, 1 region, and 2 cited sources. Tracked actors include Telespazio-led Moonlight consortium, Thales Alenia Space, European Space Agency, Telespazio-led Moonlight consortium, and others. Payloads include Moonlight communications and navigation services, following Lunar Pathfinder precursor. Target region: Lunar elliptical orbits supporting polar/surface users. Catalog figures come from public sources, not predictions or live scraping, accessed through 2026-06-09.
2028 / Initial operations by end of 2028; full operations by 2030
ESA Moonlight LCNS
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Program/infrastructure row; not a single launch manifest row.
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orbiter
Moonlight communications and navigation services, following Lunar Pathfinder precursor
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ESA
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2026-06-09
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ESA/SSTL BSGN
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2026-06-09
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