Astrobotic is a private American company specializing in space robotics and lunar missions. As a lunar logistics provider, they design and manufacture lunar landers like Peregrine and Griffin, capable of carrying payloads to the Moon's surface. Astrobotic works with NASA through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, as well as with other commercial and government partners, to facilitate space exploration and technology demonstration. The company aims to make space missions more accessible and affordable.
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The Cert-1 mission will deliver Astrobotic’s Peregrine commercial lunar lander (Peregrine Mission One, PM1) into a highly elliptical orbit more than 220,0 m (360,0 m) above Earth to intercept the Moon.
The Cert-1 flight will deliver the Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander into a highly elliptical orbit more than 220,0 m (360,0 m) above Earth to intercept the Moon.
Vulcan’s debut mission will send Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander to the Moon using the Centaur V powered by twin RL10C-1-1A engines.
The Certification-1 (Cert-1) flight test will deliver the Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander into a highly elliptical orbit more than 220,0 m (360,0 m) above Earth to intercept the Moon.
Space Exploration Engineering (SEE) leveraged Ansys' DME capabilities to support Astrobotic's Peregrine mission.
Engineers at Astrobotic used Ansys Mechanical to evaluate performance under extreme structural loads during launch and transit.
Astrobotic implemented Ansys HFSS to design antenna radiation patterns for maximum signal strength for communications and orbit trajectory tracking.
Astrobotic analyzed the cislunar orbit and trajectory options using Ansys Thermal Desktop to determine suitable launch and landing opportunities.
Astrobotic engineers employed Ansys Discovery to mature the stress design and optimize the Peregrine lander for assembly.
Astrobotic utilized Ansys' topology optimization capabilities to design a lander that achieved mass savings of up to 20% while meeting structural durability criteria.
Astrobotic leveraged Ansys multiphysics and digital mission engineering (DME) solutions to predict performance throughout the mission.
The primary payload of Cert-1 is Peregrine, a commercial lunar lander developed by Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic.
The Astrobotic team used the Ansys Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK) to track the lander’s orbital trajectory and plan maneuvers for an accurate landing.
Ansys' solutions enabled Astrobotic to optimize the spacecraft's design and performance across all mission phases.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander will support NASA's exploration of the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander is scheduled to launch in early January and land in late February.
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled to launch Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander from Cape Canaveral on January 8, 2024.
Cert-1 will deliver the Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander into a highly elliptical orbit more than 220,0 m (360,0 m) above Earth to intercept the Moon.
In May 2019, NASA awarded a task order to Astrobotic for scientific payload delivery under the CLPS initiative.
The task order awarded to Astrobotic in May 2019 is on track to be one of the first of at least eight CLPS deliveries already planned.