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Artemis

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Orbit: GEOLaunched 7/12/2001
Technical Specifications
Verified technical details
Dry Mass
1527 kg
Total Mass
3105 kg
Power
Unknown
Design Life
Unknown
Stakeholders

Operator

European Space Agency (ESA)

Manufacturer

European Space Agency (ESA)
Launch Mission

Artemis/BSAT-2b

7/12/2001

Entity Mentions
All verified mentions of this entity in source documents

The lunar South Pole is recognized as a future landing site for NASA's Artemis missions, which aim to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

Arquimea also participates in major international missions, including Artemis, SpainSat, Copernicus, and Galileo.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

HTV-X is planned to deliver cargo to the Gateway station, which will be placed into lunar orbit as part of the Artemis campaign.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

The Intuitive Machines LROC data has supported Artemis and CLPS landing site selection and has informed various lunar research efforts.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

The NASA Engineering Safety Center uses forecast models to plan safer reentry of astronauts returning from Artemis missions.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

The Artemis approach is centered on creating a modular, interoperable lunar ecosystem.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

NASA is leveraging UAB's existing operational center to reduce technical risk for sample return under the Artemis program.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

The arrival of the European Service Module at Kennedy Space Center marks a significant operational milestone for Artemis and Artemis IV.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

Blue Origin proposed the Blue Moon lunar lander for use with NASA's Artemis program and other customers.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSourceFeb 4, 2026

NASA plans to assign missions for two future Artemis cargo landers.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSourceFeb 4, 2026

Blue Origin holds a contract to support NASA’s Artemis lunar landing efforts.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

The Artemis closeout crew is rehearsing closeout operations during the wet dress rehearsal, including closing and securing the Orion crew module and Launch Abort System hatches.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

Activities on the International Space Station feed into NASA's Moon to Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions under the Artemis campaign that will prepare for eventual human journeys to Mars.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

The 2022 NASA authorization included support for Artemis, Mars Sample Return, and the search for life beyond Earth.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

The modernized FOC-1A antenna will support lunar communications related to Italy’s contribution to NASA’s Artemis program.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

Each Artemis flight will expand the communications networks' capabilities and refine how mission data is processed and managed.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

NASA’s Artemis communications plan uses the Near Space Network (NSN) to provide communications and navigation services in the mission’s early phase and transfers primary communications to the Deep Space Network (DSN) after Orion enters the translunar trajectory.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

There are doubts that the landing capsule will be ready in time for NASA’s 2028 Artemis deadline.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s Artemis launch director, polled the management team and authorized the start of tanking operations during a weather briefing.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource

Imaging spectroscopy contributed to the detection of water molecules on the Moon in 2009 and is used to support Artemis exploration by helping locate scientifically valuable lunar samples.

Mentioned as: ArtemisSource
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