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'{{update|date=March 2014}} {{ref improve|date=March 2014}} {{Infobox spaceflight | name = International Lunar Network | names_list = <!--list of previous names if the spacecraft has been renamed. Include the dates applicable if possible, and separate each name with a linebreak. Omit if the spacecraft has only ever been known by one name. Do not include Harvard, COSPAR/NSSDC or SATCAT/NORAD/NASA designations as alternative names--> <!--image of the spacecraft/mission--> | image = <!--omit the "file" prefix--> | image_caption = <!--image caption--> | image_alt = <!--image alt text--> | image_size = <!--include px/em; defaults to 220px--> <!--mission insignia or patch--> | insignia = <!--omit the "file" prefix--> | insignia_caption = <!--image caption--> | insignia_alt = <!--image alt text--> | insignia_size = <!--include px/em; defaults to 180px--> <!--Basic details--> | mission_type = <!--eg. Technology, Reconnaissance, ISS assembly, etc--> | operator = <!--organisation(s) that operate(d) the spacecraft--> | website = <!--Homepage of the craft/mission, OFFICIAL PAGES ONLY --> | Harvard_designation = <!--spacecraft launched 1962 and earlier only (eg. 1957 Alpha 2)--> | COSPAR_ID = <!--spacecraft launched since 1963 only (aka NSSDC ID; eg. 1998-067A)--> | SATCAT = <!--satellite catalogue number, omit leading zeroes (e.g. 25544)--> | mission_duration = <!-- How long the mission lasted--> | distance_travelled = <!-- How far the spacecraft travelled (if known) --> | orbits_completed = <!-- number of times the spacecraft orbited the Earth - see below for spacecraft beyond Earth orbit--> | suborbital_range = <!-- downrange distance reached if spacecraft did not enter orbit --> | suborbital_apogee = <!-- altitude reached if spacecraft did not enter orbit --> <!--Spacecraft properties--> | spacecraft = <!--Spacecraft name/serial number (eg. Space Shuttle ''Discovery'', Apollo CM-118), etc--> | spacecraft_type = <!--eg. GPS Block II, Kobalt-M, US-K, etc--> | spacecraft_bus = <!--eg. A2100M, Star-2, etc--> | manufacturer = <!--company or companies who built the satellite--> | dry_mass = <!--spacecraft mass in orbit without fuel--> | BOL_mass = <!--spacecraft mass in orbit at beginning of operational life, after LEOP phase--> | launch_mass = <!--fuelled mass at launch, not including rocket or upper stage--> | landing_mass = <!--Mass after landing (recovered spacecraft only)--> | payload_mass = <!--Mass of cargo carried by spacecraft (eg. for Space Shuttle), or total mass of instrumentation/equipment/experiments for mission--> | dimensions = <!--body dimensions and solar array span--> | power = <!--end-of-life power, in watts--> <!--Launch details--> | launch_date = {{start-date|2018/03/01}}<ref>http://science.nasa.gov/missions/iln/</ref> | launch_rocket = <!--Rocket that launched the satellite, include upper stage if distinct from rocket* and if possible flight/tail/serial number--> | launch_site = <!--Where the rocket launched from, including complex and pad; do not include the full address or country--> | launch_contractor = <!--organisation(s) that conducted the launch (eg. United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, etc)--> | entered_service = <!--date on which the spacecraft entered service, if it did not do so immediately after launch--> <!-- * - e.g. Proton-M/Briz-M not Proton-M, but Titan IV(401)A not Titan IV(401)A-Centaur --> <!--end of mission--> | disposal_type = <!--Whether the spacecraft was deorbited, decommissioned, placed in a graveyard orbit, etc--> | deactivated = <!-- when craft was decommissioned --> | destroyed = <!-- when craft was destroyed (if other than by re-entry) --> | last_contact = <!-- when last signal received if not decommissioned --> | decay_date = <!-- when craft re-entered the atmosphere, not needed if it landed --> | landing_date = <!-- when the spacecraft made a controlled landing, not needed if it did not return intact --> | landing_site = <!-- where the craft landed; site/runway or coordinates --> <!-- The following template should be used for ONE of the three above fields "end_of_mission", "decay" or "landing" if the spacecraft is no longer operational. If it landed intact, use it for the landing time, otherwise for the date it ceased operations, or the decay date if it was still operational when it reenterd {{end-date|[insert date and time here]|timezone=yes}}&nbsp;UTC or {{end-date|[insert date here]}} if the time is not known --> |interplanetary = Lunar<!-- Infobox spaceflight/IP can be called multiple times for missions with multiple targets or combined orbiter/lander missions, etc--> }} The '''International Lunar Network''' or '''ILN''' is a proposed network of a series of landed stations of the [[United States]] and the other [[List of space agencies|space-faring countries]] on the lunar surface in the 2010s. Each of these stations will act as a [[Node (networking)|node]] in a lunar [[Geophysics|geophysical]] network. Ultimately this network could comprise 8-10 or more nodes operating simultaneously. In the ILN concept, each node will have a minimum of two core capabilities. These capabilities include seismic sensing, heat flow sensing, and laser [[retroreflector]]s, and will be specific to each station. Because some nodes are planned to be located on the [[far side of the Moon]], [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration|NASA]] will study a lunar communications relay satellite capability as a part of its contribution to this project.<ref name=NASA1>{{cite web|url=http://nasascience.nasa.gov/missions/iln|title=International Lunar Network|accessdate=2008-08-12}}</ref> Individual nodes launched by different space agencies can and likely will carry additional, unique experiments to study local or global lunar science. Such experiments might include atmospheric and dust instruments, plasma physics investigations, astronomical instruments, electromagnetic profiling of lunar [[regolith]] and crust, local geochemistry, and [[in-situ resource utilization]] demonstrations.<ref name=NASA1/> ==History== On July 24, 2008 a meeting of the space agencies of [[Canadian Space Agency|Canada]], [[CNES|France]], [[German Aerospace Center|Germany]], [[Indian Space Research Organization|India]], [[Italian Space Agency|Italy]], [[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency|Japan]], the [[Korea Aerospace Research Institute|Republic of Korea]], the [[British National Space Centre|United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]] was held at NASA's [[Lunar and Planetary Institute|Lunar Science Institute]], located at the [[Ames Research Center]]. During the meeting, the representatives of the nine space agencies discussed about the cooperation on ILN and agreed on a statement of intent as a first step in planning. NASA’s [[Science Mission Directorate]] (SMD) and [[Exploration Systems Mission Directorate]] (ESMD) have agreed to provide two pairs of nodes (landed stations) for this network. The first two nodes were to be launched in 2013 and 2014, with the second pair being launched some time between 2016 and 2017. However, the new planning date for launch of the first node is March 01, 2018.<ref name=NASA1/> The landers are being developed under the [[Lunar Precursor Robotic Program]] at NASA's [[Marshall Space Flight Center]] in Huntsville, Alabama.<ref name=NASA2>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jul/HQ_08190_NASA_hosts_ILN.html|title=NASA Hosts International Meeting for Lunar Science Discussions|accessdate=2008-08-12}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://science.nasa.gov/missions/iln/ Mission webpage] {{Moon spacecraft}} {{NASA-stub}} [[Category:Missions to the Moon]] [[Category:Proposed spacecraft]]'