EQUULEUS (Equilibrium Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft)

Lunar L2 (libration-point) orbiter to demonstrate technologies and characterize environment.

Lunar L2 (libration-point) orbiter. Demonstrate trajectory design and control techniques and the associated technologies in the Sun-Earth-Moon perturbed region by a nano-spacecraft; To study the radiation environment in the geospace; To characterize the flux of impacting meteors at the far side of the Moon. Water propulsion system. The scientific payload consists of PHOENIX, an extreme ultra violet imager to observe the Earth plasmasphere; DELPHINUS, a camera to detect lunar impacts on the dark side of the Moon; and CLOTH, a thin-film within the CubeSat's MLI (Multi-Layer Insulation) to detect small objects in the cis-lunar space.

ArkEdge Space was commissioned by the University of Tokyo, to participate in the initial operations of EQUULEUS in space, and contributed greatly to the completion of the initial operations and the transition to regular operations.

EQUULEUS, a Nano-Explorer Heading for the Moon, Successfully Maneuvers Beyond Low Earth Orbit for the First Time in the World With a Water Thruster on Board.

• ADCS - Blue Canyon XACT-50
• THRUSTER - Pale Blue

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