Máni (spacecraft)
| Mission type | Selenography |
|---|---|
| Operator | European Space Agency University of Copenhagen |
| Website | mani-mission |
| Mission duration | 3 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Space Inventor |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2029 (planned) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
| Regime | Polar orbit |
| Altitude | 50 km |
| Inclination | > 89 degrees |
Máni is a future lunar orbiter under development by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Máni's mission is to provide detailed topography maps of lunar surface for use in planning of crewed and uncrewed lunar landing missions. The only primary instrument of the mission is a lunar mapping telescope. This will be Denmark's first lunar mission. It is named after Máni, the personified Moon in Germanic mythology. Its launch is planned for 2029.