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Nova-C
PAYLOAD CAPACITY - TLI (Trans Lunar Injection)
PAYLOAD CAPACITY - TO ORBIT
130 kg
The lander will land a drill (PRIME-1) combined with a mass spectrometer, to attempt harvesting ice from below the surface.
5/31/2019
200W (per lander, average)
1) µNova (Micro Nova) Hopper will separate from the Nova-C lander after landing and function as a standalone hopper lander, exploring multiple difficult-to-reach areas such as deep craters on the lunar surface
2) The PRIME-1 ice drill will attempt to harvest ice from below the lunar surface with the aid of the MSolo mass spectrometer
3) Canadensys is working to deliver a flight-ready, low-cost optical payload for the ILO-1 mission, ruggedized for the Lunar South Pole environment, to potentially integrate on the IM-2 mission
4) A lunar communications satellite will be deployed on this mission to facilitate communications between the lander and ground stations on Earth
5) Spaceflight will deliver rideshare payloads on this mission aboard its Sherpa EScape (Sherpa-ES) space tug called Geo Pathfinder
14 Earth days on lunar surface
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Last Updated on November 2023
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