MoonOpps: Lunar Mission Atlas

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About this app

MoonOpps is an interactive reference console for lunar exploration. It combines a real-time 3D globe of the Moon with a structured archive of missions, operators, and official place names - all drawn from public records and citable sources.

Open the Orbit View and the Moon renders as a navigable sphere. Tap a labeled feature and a knowledge panel opens with its details: feature type, diameter, the meaning of its name, coordinates, the year the name was approved by the IAU, and a direct link to the USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature entry it comes from. The place-name data follows the official IAU/USGS gazetteer, including satellite craters, so more names appear as you zoom in.

Alongside the globe, MoonOpps tracks the current era of lunar activity:

- Missions - upcoming, in-progress, and completed lunar missions, each with a status, timeline, and the organizations behind it.
- Operators and actors - the space agencies and companies running the missions, with their roles and relationships.
- Regions - the lunar areas where activity is concentrated, tied back to the map.
- Awards and dossiers - deeper reference pages that connect missions, hardware, and outcomes.

Every data point is presented with provenance in mind. Confidence levels and sources are shown where they matter, and a dedicated Sources and Methodology section explains where the information comes from and how it is maintained. MoonOpps is a chronicle of public-record spaceflight data, not opinion or forecasting.

What MoonOpps does NOT do is just as deliberate:

- No account or sign-in. Everything works immediately, with full functionality and no credentials.
- No ads and no ad SDKs.
- No analytics or tracking. The app itself runs no analytics or tracking SDKs and collects no personal data. (The only data stored is one or two on-device interface preferences that never leave your device. The site's CDN handles standard delivery and security processing - see the privacy policy.)

MoonOpps is built as an installable web app. The Android app presents the same moonopps.com experience full-screen, so it stays current with the live data without heavyweight downloads.

Who it's for: space enthusiasts following the new lunar era, students and educators who want a source-linked reference, and anyone who wants to see where humanity's missions are going on the Moon and what the places there are actually called.

Explore the current missions, the operators behind them, and the named geography of the Moon - on one interactive console.

What’s new

Android 16 (API 36) compatibility update. Targets the Google Play API level requirement taking effect 31 August 2026. No feature, content, or permission changes.