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

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EQUULEUS fullName EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft
subject linked to: EQUULEUS CubeSat