Application of nanosatellites for lunar missions

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dc.contributor.authorBellome, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorNakhaee-Zadeh, Aydin
dc.contributor.authorZaragoza Prous, Guillermo
dc.contributor.authorLeng, Louis
dc.contributor.authorCoyle, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorD'Souza, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorMummigatti, Suchetan
dc.contributor.authorSerfontein, Zaria
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-22T11:17:16Z
dc.date.available2021-07-22T11:17:16Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-07
dc.description.abstractTwo major themes for the space sector in recent years have been the resurgence of missions to the Moon, facilitating the expansion of human presence into the Solar System, and the rapid growth in CubeSat launches. Lunar missions will play an important role in sustainable space exploration, as discussed in the Global Exploration Roadmap. The Roadmap outlines the next steps for the current and next generation of explorers and reaffirms the interest of 14 space agencies to return to the Moon. Over the past decade, a more daring approach to space innovation and the proliferation of low-cost small satellites have invited commercialization and, subsequently, have accelerated the development of miniaturized technologies and substantially reduced the costs associated with CubeSats. In this context, CubeSats are increasingly being considered as platforms for pioneering missions beyond low-Earth orbit. This paper describes a 3U nanosatellite mission to the Moon, designed as part of the UKSEDS Satellite Design Competition, capable of capturing and analysing details of the lunar environment. To achieve the primary mission objectives, a camera and an infrared spectrometer have been included to relay information about historic lunar landmarks to Earth. The design was developed to be integrated with Open Cosmos' OpenKit and reviewed by experts in the field from SSPI. The paper includes a detailed assessment of the current state of miniaturized instruments and the quality of scientific return which can be achieved by a lunar CubeSat mission. This concludes in an overall feasibility study of lunar CubeSats, a discussion of the current limitations and challenges associated with CubeSat technologies and a framework for future missions.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationBellome A, Nakhaee-Zadeh A, Zaragoza Prous G, et al., (2021) Application of nanosatellites for lunar missions. In: IEEE Aerospace Conference (AeroConf 2021), 6-20 March 2021, Big Sky, MA, USAen_UK
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-7281-7437-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1109/AERO50100.2021.9438417
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16920
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherIEEEen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectSpace vehiclesen_UK
dc.subjectTechnological innovationen_UK
dc.subjectSpace missionsen_UK
dc.subjectInstrumentsen_UK
dc.subjectMoonen_UK
dc.subjectPlanetary orbitsen_UK
dc.subjectCubeSaten_UK
dc.titleApplication of nanosatellites for lunar missionsen_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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