Minimizing eclipses via synodic resonant orbits with applications to EQUULEUS and MMX

T Chikazawa, N Baresi, S Campagnola, N Ozaki… - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
For deep-space missions that remain in the vicinity of a target body, solar eclipses might
become a source of major concern due to thermal and power constraints. This paper …

Solar system exploration sciences by equuleus on sls em-1 and science instruments development status

S Ikari, M Fujiwara, H Kondo, S Matsushita… - 2019 - digitalcommons.usu.edu
EQUULEUS is a spacecraft to explore the cislunar region including the Earth-Moon
Lagrange point L2 (EML2) and will be launched by NASA's SLS EM-1 rocket. Although the …

AQT-D: Demonstration of the water resistojet propulsion system by the ISS-deployed CubeSat

J Asakawa, K Yaginuma, Y Tsuruda, H Koizumi… - 2019 - digitalcommons.usu.edu
Abstract AQT-D (AQua Thruster-Demonstrator) is a 3U CubeSat for a demonstration of a
water resistojet propulsion system developed by The University of Tokyo. AQT-D installed …

Thermal Design and Validation for a 6U Deep Space CubeSat EQUULEUS under Constraints Tightly Coupled with Orbital Design and Water Propulsion System

S Matsushita, T Shibukawa, K Iiyama, R Funase - 2019 - ttu-ir.tdl.org
EQUULEUS, a 6U CubeSat co-developed by JAXA and the University of Tokyo, will fly to a
libration orbit around Earth-Moon Lagrange point L2 (EML2), and conduct scientific …

Thermal System Design of Nano Moon Lander OMOTENASHI with Passive Control

J Kikuchi, T Hashimoto, T Osada - 2021 - ttu-ir.tdl.org
OMOTENASHI is a CubeSat that will be launched by a NASA SLS rocket. Its mission is to
demonstrate that a CubeSat can make a semi-hard landing on the Moon. The 6U-size …

Power Management of Lunar CubeSat Mission EQUULEUS Under Uncertainties of Power Generation and Consumption

Y Murata, N Funabiki, H Aohama… - … OF THE JAPAN …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Power Management of Lunar CubeSat Mission EQUULEUS Under Uncertainties of Power
Generation and Consumption Page 1 377 Power Management of Lunar CubeSat Mission …

Development of on-board image processing algorithm to detect lunar impact flashes for DELPHINUS

M Fujiwara, S Ikari, H Kondo, R Fuse… - … OF THE JAPAN …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
DELPHINUS is a camera system mounted on EQUULEUS, which is planned to be launched
using NASA's Space Launch System EM-1 in 2021. DELPHINUS aims to investigate size …

[PDF][PDF] EQUULEUS: Initial Operation Results of an Artemis-1 CubeSat to the Earth―Moon Lagrange Point

R Funase, S Nakajima, Y Kawabata, R Fuse, H Sekine… - 2023 - digitalcommons.usu.edu
ABSTRACT EQUULEUS is a 6U CubeSat developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA) and the University of Tokyo, aiming to reach the Earth-Moon second …

[PDF][PDF] Flight Model Development of a Water Resistojet Propulsion System: AQUARIUS Installed on a 6U CubeSat: EQUULEUS

K Nishii, J Asakawa, A Hattori, Y Saito… - Proceedings on 32nd …, 2019 - researchgate.net
In recent years, the number of micro/nanosatellites launched has been expanding.
According to Space Works, it has been doubled in the past several years. 1) Along with …

Quasi-Autonomous Orbit Determination Model by Optical Camera in Cislunar Space

K TAKASHIMA, Y KAWABATA… - Journal of Evolving Space …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 The operational time using ground stations for deep-space CubeSats is not much
different from that for large satellite, and the large ratio of the operation cost to the total cost …