Attitude and Orbit Control by Pulsed Plasma Thrusters Onboard a 2U CubeSat;Verification Testing of Aoba VELOX-IV

摘要

CubeSat mission dedicated to the lunar horizon glow observation was proposed in 2015. Aoba VELOX-IV is a 2UCubeSat to demonstrate the technologies necessary for the lunar mission, especially the attitude/orbit control and alow-light camera. Aoba VELOX-IV will be launched via Epsilon rocket in Japanese fiscal year of 2018. The pulsedplasma thruster will be used to maintain the orbital attitude and momentum dumping of reaction wheels. The satellitedevelopment is now in design verification stage. The hardware-in-the-loop test of AOCS is being conducted. The currentstatus of Aoba VELOX-IV verification is reported.