Multispectral view

Be it day or night, a new multispectral camera will help spacecraft to track a space station around the Moon and fly towards it.

ESA is sponsoring the development of a space navigation camera with key technology for the safe rendezvous of lunar landers with the space Gateway: a staging post, a safe haven, servicing and outfitting post for missions to the Moon and eventually beyond.

The camera will acquire imagery in multiple spectral ranges and perform space navigation in the vicinity of the Moon, irrespective of the illumination conditions of the target.