KSAT provided support from five of their own and partner antennas, one of which was ESA’s 15 m antenna in Kourou, French Guiana. Kourou station provided five support sessions to IM-1: three shortly after launch, one during lunar approach, and one to downlink data gathered on the lunar surface.

“Supporting the IM-1 mission was a valuable experience for us,” says Adrian Segura Cabrera, ESA Ground Operations Engineer. “Kourou station is involved in an increasing number and diversity of Moon missions and this activity demonstrated our ability to support a new generation of lunar exploration.”