EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft
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EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft (EQUULEUS) is a JAXA-developed 6U CubeSat designed to demonstrate low-energy trajectory technologies and observe Earth's plasmasphere while operating near the Earth–Moon Lagrange points.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6U CubeSat
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CubeSat ⓘ interplanetary CubeSat ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| acronym | EQUULEUS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | EQUULEUS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratingInstitution |
JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
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University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
S-band
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X-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developer |
JAXA
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University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formFactor | 6U ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Artemis I CubeSat payloads ⓘ |
| launchComplex | LC-39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2022-11-16 ⓘ |
| launchMission | Artemis I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Launch System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleVariant | SLS Block 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 12 kg ⓘ |
| missionStatus | launched ⓘ |
| missionType |
scientific observation
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technology demonstration ⓘ |
| observationTarget |
Earth’s plasmasphere
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near-Earth space environment ⓘ |
| onboardInstrument |
CLOTH dust detector
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DELPHINUS UV imager NERFINISHED ⓘ PHOENIX X-ray imaging detector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment |
Earth–Moon Lagrange region
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cislunar space ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
demonstrate low-energy trajectory technologies
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observe Earth plasmasphere ⓘ |
| program | Artemis secondary payloads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | AQUARIUS water propulsion system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | water-resistojet propulsion ⓘ |
| scienceObjective |
image Earth’s plasmasphere in extreme ultraviolet
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monitor space weather effects near Earth ⓘ study plasmaspheric dynamics ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetRegion |
Earth–Moon L2 vicinity
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Earth–Moon Lagrange points NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trajectoryType |
ballistic lunar transfer
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low-energy trajectory ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
low-thrust trajectory design
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weak stability boundary transfers ⓘ |
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EQUULEUS