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{{short description|European Space Agency satellite that orbited the Moon}} {{for|the electric crossover SUV|Smart 1}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox spaceflight | name = SMART-1 | image = File:Artist's impression of the SMART-1 mission ESA199399.jpg | image_caption = Artist's impression of SMART-1 | mission_type = Technology<br/>Lunar orbiter | operator = [[European Space Agency|ESA]] | COSPAR_ID = 2003-043C | SATCAT = 27949 | website = [http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/index.html SMART-1] | mission_duration = 2 years, 11 months, 6 days, 6 hours, 27 minutes, 36 seconds | spacecraft_bus = | manufacturer = [[Swedish Space Corporation]] | dry_mass = {{convert|287|kg|lb}} | launch_mass = {{convert|367|kg|lb}}<ref name="SMART-1">{{cite web |url=https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/smart-1/in-depth/ |title=SMART-1 |publisher=NASA's Solar System Exploration website |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> | power = | launch_date = {{start-date|27 September 2003, 23:14:46|timezone=yes}} UTC <ref name="SMART-1"></ref> | launch_rocket = [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5G]] | launch_site = [[Guiana Space Centre|Kourou]] [[ELA-3]] | launch_contractor = [[Arianespace]] | decay_date = {{end-date|3 September 2006, 05:42:22|timezone=yes}} UTC | orbit_epoch = 18 July 2005, 11:14:28 UTC | orbit_reference = [[selenocentric orbit|Selenocentric]] | orbit_periapsis = {{convert|2205|km|mi}} | orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|4600|km|mi}} | orbit_inclination = 90.26 degrees | orbit_eccentricity = 0.352054 | orbit_period = 4.95 hours | apsis = selene |interplanetary = {{Infobox spaceflight/IP |type = orbiter |object = [[Moon|Lunar]] |orbits = |arrival_date = 15 November 2004 |location = {{Lunar coords and quad cat|34.262|S|46.193|W}}<ref name="astromag">{{cite web |url=http://astronomy.com/news/2017/09/a-lunar-orbiters-final-resting-place |title=New observations reveal a lunar orbiter's final resting place |last=Klesman|first=Alison |date=22 September 2017 |website=[[Astronomy (magazine)|Astronomy Magazine]] |access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref> }} | instruments_list = <!-- start collapsible list of instruments --> {{Infobox spaceflight/Instruments | acronym1 = AMIE | name1 = Advanced Moon micro-Imager Experiment | acronym2 = D-CIXS | name2 = Demonstration of a Compact X-ray Spectrometer | acronym3 = EPDP | name3 = Electric Propulsion Diagnostic Package | acronym4 = KATE | name4 = Ka band TT&C Experiment | acronym5 = SIR | name5 = Smart-1 Infrared Spectrometer | acronym6 = SPEDE | name6 = Spacecraft Potential, Electron and Dust Experiment | acronym7 = XSM | name7 = X-ray Solar Monitor }} | insignia = File:SMART-1 insignia.png | insignia_caption = Legacy ESA insignia for the ''SMART-1'' mission | insignia_alt = ISO legacy mission insignia | insignia_size = 180x180px }} '''SMART-1''' was a [[European Space Agency]] [[satellite]] that [[orbit]]ed the [[Moon]]. It was launched on 27 September 2003 at 23:14 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] from the [[Guiana Space Centre]] in [[Kourou]], [[French Guiana]]. "SMART-1" stands for '''Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology-1'''. On 3 September 2006 (05:42 UTC), SMART-1 was deliberately crashed into the Moon's surface, ending its mission.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5309656.stm | work=BBC News | title=Probe crashes into Moon's surface | date=3 September 2006 | access-date=23 May 2010}}</ref>
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