List of retroreflectors on the Moon


s are devices which reflect light back to its source. Five were left at five sites on the Moon by three crews of the Apollo program and two remote landers of the Lunokhod program. Lunar reflectors have enabled precise measurement of the Earth–Moon distance since 1969.

Reflectors placed by the United States

NameMissionDateLocation
Lunar Ranging Retro Reflector Apollo 110.67337°N, 23.47293°E
LRRRApollo 1431 January 19713.6453° S, 17.471361° W
LRRR Apollo 1531 July 197126.1°N, 3.6°E

Reflectors placed by the Soviet Union

NameMissionDateLocation
Lunokhod 1Luna 1717 November 1970
Lunokhod 2Luna 2115 January 1973

Attempted placement of reflectors

Planned reflectors by space agencies and private landers

NameMissionLaunch datePlanned location
MoonLIGHTMX-1E lander Flight 1July 2020 Malapert Mountain near the lunar south pole