LunIR
Sign in to saveAlso known as SkyFire, Lunar InfraRed Imaging
LunIR (Lunar InfraRed Imaging, formerly known as SkyFire) is a nanosatellite spacecraft launched to the Moon collecting surface spectroscopy and thermography. It was launched as a secondary payload on the Artemis 1 mission on 16 November 2022.
Key facts
- Spaceflight/IP.type
- Flyby
- Spaceflight/IP.object
- Moon
- Spaceflight.name
- LunIR
- Spaceflight.names_list
- SkyFire
- Spaceflight.image
- SkyFire lunar CubeSat.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- The LunIR CubeSat, which will characterize and collect lunar surface data.
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 300px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Technology demonstrator, reconnaissance
- Spaceflight.operator
- Lockheed Martin Space
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2022-156K
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 57686
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- (in progress)
- Spaceflight.spacecraft
- CubeSat
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_type
- 6U CubeSat
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Space
- Spaceflight.dimensions
- 10 cm × 20 cm × 30 cm
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 16 November 2022, 06:47:44 UTC
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- SkyFire lunar CubeSat.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2022-11-16
- Commons category
- LunIR
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Mission
- Launch
- Propulsion
- See also
- References
LunIR (Lunar InfraRed Imaging, formerly known as SkyFire) is a nanosatellite spacecraft launched to the Moon collecting surface spectroscopy and thermography. It was launched as a secondary payload on the Artemis 1 mission on 16 November 2022.
== Mission == LunIR is a technology demonstration mission funded by NASA that uses a low-cost 6U CubeSat spacecraft. LunIR will perform a lunar flyby, collecting spectroscopy and thermography for surface characterization, remote sensing, and site selection. The spacecraft includes two deployable solar panels and will have a total mass of about .