Argonaut ArgoNET / Argonaut-1 Lunar Descent Element is a mission record in the MoonOpps lunar catalog (2026–2035), tracked for 2031 (2031 expected first operational mission). Status: In development / industrial consortium selected for LDE. Class: Robotic cargo lander. Source confidence is High — corroborated by clear official or primary sources. The record links 5 actors, 3 payloads, 1 region, and 1 cited source. Tracked actors include Thales Alenia Space, OHB, European Space Agency, European Space Agency, and others. Payloads include first operational payload user to be selected by end 2026, surface payloads TBD, Argonaut Lunar Descent Element. Target region: Lunar surface; exact region TBD. Catalog figures come from public sources, not predictions or live scraping, accessed through 2026-06-09.

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2031 / 2031 expected first operational mission

Argonaut ArgoNET / Argonaut-1 Lunar Descent Element

High

Notes

ESA source says LDE delivery in 2030 and first operational mission ArgoNET expected in 2031.

Actors by role

Payloads by type

instrument

first operational payload user to be selected by end 2026

first operational payload user to be selected by end 2026

surface payloads TBD

surface payloads TBD

lander

Argonaut Lunar Descent Element

Argonaut Lunar Descent Element

Regions

Sources

ESA

Publisher

ESA

Source date

2025-01-30

Accessed

2026-06-09

Updated

Not specified