Moon
Argonaut Mission 1
First planned mission of ESA’s Argonaut lunar lander, aimed at proving cargo-delivery capability for sustained European and partner operations on the Moon.
Planned; ESA still treats Mission 1 as a future cargo-delivery flight and has not published a fixed day or month.
Official mission site ↗The mission
Argonaut Mission 1 is the first flight of ESA’s Argonaut lunar logistics lander. The mission is intended to demonstrate autonomous cargo delivery to the Moon and build operational experience for future European surface support missions, including logistics for astronauts and robotic payloads.
The launch
- Launch
- 2030
- Launch location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Launch vehicle
- Ariane 64
- Orbit
- Lunar Orbit
Mission timeline
Official programme overview
Current overview
ESA’s official Argonaut page describes the lander programme and its Ariane 6 launch architecture.
Open milestone source ↗Objectives
- 01
Demonstrate the Argonaut lunar cargo lander architecture on its first mission.
- 02
Build a European logistics capability for future robotic and crewed Moon surface operations.
Spacecraft
Argonaut Mission 1
ESA’s planned lunar logistics lander for autonomous cargo delivery and future surface support.
- Manufacturer
- ESA industrial consortium
Gallery
2 images from Argonaut Mission 1.
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