LUMIO

Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO) is a CubeSat mission to a halo orbit at Earth–Moon L2 that shall observe, quantify, and characterise meteoroid impacts on the Lunar farside by detecting their impact flashes, complementing Earth-based observations on the Lunar nearside, to provide global information on the Lunar Meteoroid Environment and contribute to Lunar Situational Awareness.

LUMIO was awarded winner of ESA’s SysNova Competition No. 4 (LUCE: Lunar Cubesat for Exploration). The mission has undergone a CDF review by ESA.

Lumio features

LUMIO Science

• Question: What are the characteristic of meteoroids impacting the lunar surface?
• Objective: Advance understanding of how meteoroids evolve in the Solar System
• Mission: Conduct observations of the lunar surface to detect meteoroid impacts

LUMIO Exploration

• Fly a CubeSat into lunar environment
• Test orbit control with CubeSat
• Pave the way to Lunar Situational Awareness

LUMIIO Technology

• Miniaturised optical instrument: LUMIO-Cam. Fast, highly sensitive to faint signals detector
• On-Board Payload Data Processing
• Sophisticated orbit at Earth-Moon L2. Near 2:1 resonance with Earth-Moon
• Full-disk Autonomous Optical Navigation
• 12U form factor, < 22 kg
• On-bord micro propulsion system
• Solar array drive mechanisms