The spacecraft will carry a suite of science and technology
instruments with a total mass of 14.65 kg. The science instruments
include a pan-chromatic camera (AMIE) for lunar imaging, Langmuir
probes mounted on booms (SPEDE) to measure the plasma
environment, and radio science experiments (RSIS). Science
instruments which are being tested as part of the technology
verification are a miniaturized visible/near-infrared spectrometer
(SIR) for lunar crustal studies and a miniature X-ray spectrometer
for astronomy and lunar chemistry. The EPDP multi-sensor
package was designed specifically to monitor the ion propulsion
system, it also works in concert with the SPEDE to study the
space plasma environment. The RSIS is also used to monito
 the ion propulsion system. Finally an experimental telecom-
munication and tracking system (KATE) is included in the
payload for technology assessment. 

The SMART-1 spacecraft will be launched in late 2002 as an
auxiliary passenger on an Ariane-5 Cyclade which will be
launching another large satellite as its primary payload. The
spacecraft will use its ion drive over a period of 17 months to
reach the Moon and enter a 1000 x 10,000 km polar orbit. It
will nominally spend 6 months in lunar orbit mapping the
Moon's surface and evaluating the new technologies onboard.
For launch on 21 December 2002 the spacecraft will reach
the Moon on 12 May 2004. 

Launch Information:
Launch Date:2002-12-21
Vehicle: Ariane 5

Orbital Information:
No orbital information available