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EQUULEUS

retired
Science ExplorationcislunarCOSPAR 2022-156KLaunched 11/16/2022
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Artemis I Mission
Launch Vehicle
SLS Block 1
Launch Date
11/16/2022
Last Contact
4/9/2024
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
cislunar
Altitude
188,960 km
Inclination
30.26 deg
Dry Mass
14 kg
Total Mass
14 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
PLAN
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Manufacturer
University of Tokyo
Registry
COSPAR ID
2022-156K
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1132
Track
Mentions
2
All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.
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EQUULEUS, a JAXA 6U cubesat on Artemis 1, successfully flew by the moon and tested a water-based propulsion system that placed the spacecraft on a low-energy trajectory to the Earth–Moon L2 Lagrange point.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.0Feb 17, 2023Deep space smallsats face big challenges

MMA HaWK arrays will support five small satellites launching on the first Space Launch System (SLS) launch later in 2021: NASA’s LunaH-Map, Lunar Flashlight, Near Earth Asteroid Scout (NEAScout), BioSentinel, and JAXA’s EQUULEUS.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 12, 2021MMA Design’s HaWK Solar Arrays To Power NASA’s GEO Heliophysics Mission