EQUULEUS
Sign in to saveEQUULEUS (EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft) was a nanosatellite of the 6U CubeSat format that measured the distribution of plasma that surrounds the Earth (plasmasphere) to help scientists understand the radiation environment in that region. It also demonstrated low-thrust trajectory control techniques, such as multiple lunar flybys, within the Earth-Moon region using water steam as propellant. The spacecraft was designed and developed jointly by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the University of Tokyo.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- EQUULEUS
- Spaceflight.image
- EQUULEUS Cubesat.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Depiction of EQUULEUS in deployed position
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 300px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Technology
- Spaceflight.operator
- JAXAUniversity of Tokyo
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2022-156E
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 55905
- Spaceflight.website
- https://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/equuleus
- Spaceflight.spacecraft
- EQUULEUS
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_type
- CubeSat (6U)
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- JAXA / University of Tokyo
- Spaceflight.power
- 15 watts
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 16 November 2022, 06:47:44 UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- SLS Block 1
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC-39B
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- NASA
- Spaceflight.disposal_type
- Spacecraft failure
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Propulsion
- Scientific payload
- PHOENIX
- DELPHINUS
- CLOTH
- See also
- References
EQUULEUS (EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft) was a nanosatellite of the 6U CubeSat format that measured the distribution of plasma that surrounds the Earth (plasmasphere) to help scientists understand the radiation environment in that region. It also demonstrated low-thrust trajectory control techniques, such as multiple lunar flybys, within the Earth-Moon region using water steam as propellant. The spacecraft was designed and developed jointly by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the University of Tokyo.
EQUULEUS was one of ten CubeSats launched with the Artemis 1 mission into a heliocentric orbit in cislunar space on the maiden flight of the Space Launch System that took place on 16 November 2022. On 17 November 2022, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reported that EQUULEUS separated successfully on 16 November 2022 and was confirmed to be operating normally on 16 November 2022 at 13:50 UTC and it operated until 18 May 2023. EQUULEUS also filmed the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in February 2023.