EQUULEUS CubeSat

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EQUULEUS CubeSat is a small Japanese-led spacecraft designed to demonstrate low-energy trajectory techniques and study Earth's plasmasphere from cislunar space.

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instanceOf CubeSat
deep space CubeSat
spacecraft
abbreviation EQUULEUS
affiliation JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
University of Tokyo Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory
attitudeControl three-axis stabilized
communicationBand S-band
X-band
countryOfOrigin Japan
deploymentLocation trans-lunar injection orbit of Artemis I
developedBy JAXA
University of Tokyo
fullName EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft
instrumentPurpose CLOTH supports optical navigation and attitude determination
DELPHINUS detects micrometeoroid and debris impacts
PHOENIX observes Earth’s plasmasphere in extreme ultraviolet
launchConfiguration secondary payload
launchDate 2022-11-16
launchedWithMission Artemis I
launchSite Kennedy Space Center LC-39B
launchVehicle Space Launch System Block 1
linked to: Space Launch System
mass approximately 14 kilograms
missionStatus operational
missionType space science
technology demonstration
operator JAXA
orbits Earth–Moon system
payload CLOTH camera for optical navigation
DELPHINUS dust detector
PHOENIX extreme ultraviolet imager
powerSource solar panels
primaryObjective demonstrate low-energy trajectory techniques in cislunar space
observe and study Earth’s plasmasphere from cislunar space
program Artemis I secondary payloads
propulsionType low-thrust propulsion
water-resistojet propulsion
scienceObjective characterize the structure of the Earth’s plasmasphere
monitor variations in the plasmasphere over time
spacecraftBus 6U CubeSat
studies Earth’s plasmasphere dynamics
space plasma environment
targetRegion Earth–Moon Lagrange region
cislunar space
technologyDemonstrated low-energy cislunar transfers with CubeSats
water-based propulsion in deep space
usesTrajectoryTechnique ballistic lunar transfer
low-energy trajectory

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Artemis I carriedPayload EQUULEUS CubeSat