Descripción : The SMART-1 spacecraft was launched in mid-2003 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 15 to 17 months to reach the Moon and enter a 1000 × 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.

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ARIANE V 162/516 · SMART 1 (LUNAR ORBITER) · EBIRD 1 & INSAT 3E (SATELLITES) · ARIANE 5G LAST FLIGHT