EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft
EQUULEUS is a JAXA and University of Tokyo 6U deep-space CubeSat launched on November 16, 2022 aboard Artemis I. It demonstrated low-energy Earth-Moon transfer using water-propellant propulsion, completed a planned lunar flyby, and uses the PHOENIX ultraviolet imager to study Earths plasmasphere while supporting lunar-environment observations on its route toward the Earth-Moon L2 region.
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Identity
- Aliases
- EQUULEUSEQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U SpacecraftEQUULEUS 6U CubeSatJAXA EQUULEUS
- Family Name
- EQUULEUS
- Full Name
- EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft
- Roles
- researchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- EQUULEUS is a JAXA and University of Tokyo 6U deep-space CubeSat launched on November 16, 2022 aboard Artemis I. It demonstrated low-energy Earth-Moon transfer using water-propellant propulsion, completed a planned lunar flyby, and uses the PHOENIX ultraviolet imager to study Earths plasmasphere while supporting lunar-environment observations on its route toward the Earth-Moon L2 region.
- First Flight Year
- 2,022
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 09:01:13 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 09:01:13 UTC