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Speretta, S. (author), Uludag, M.S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Ferrario, Ivan (author)The last years saw the diffusion of nano, pico and femto satellite missions launched by multiple entities thanks to the launch cost reduction and the electronics miniaturization. Such missions usually present limited capabilities in terms of precise orbit determination and extremely small radar and optical cross-sections. Often these missions...conference paper 2023
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Regnerija, Kim S.C.N.A. (author), Bagchus, F.M. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Uludag, M.S. (author)The Da Vinci Satellite project is a non-profit initiative started at the Delft University of Technology to inspire and enthuse the youth to learn more about technology and space travel. The team does this by focussing on demystifying space and making it a fun and engaging subject. The non-profit student team is divided into different sub teams,...conference paper 2023
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Turan, E. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)In recent years, there has been a growing interest in lunar missions, particularly with the growing role of small satellites facilitated by piggyback launch opportunities. Typically, ground-based radiometric tracking is the workhorse to establish the necessary navigation solution in these missions, however, this could be expensive, while small...conference paper 2023
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Gill, E.K.A. (author), Morton, Jade (author), Axelrad, Penina (author), Akos, Dennis M. (author), Centrella, M. (author), Speretta, S. (author)Spaceborne Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receivers have become ubiquitous sensors for spacecraft navigation, especially in Low Earth Orbits (LEOs), often also supporting science endeavors or as acting dedicated science payloads. Due to the large number of space-capable GNSS receiver models available, spacecraft designers, as well as...journal article 2023
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Speretta, S. (author), Bouwmeester, J. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Di Mascio, S. (author), Uludag, M.S. (author)This chapter provides an overview of the command and data handling system (CDHS) in small satellites and CubeSats. The chapter presents first analysis of radiation effects, specifically targeted at this subsystem, to justify components and architecture choices. Improvements in radiation testing strategies are also presented, specifically for...book chapter 2023
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Cervone, A. (author), Topputo, F. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Turan, E. (author), Di Lizia, P. (author), Massari, M. (author), Costa, E. (author), Bertels, E. (author)The Earth-Moon system is constantly bombarded by meteoroids of different size and impact speed. Observation of the impacts on the Moon can enable thorough characterization of the Lunar meteoroid flux, which is similar to that of the Earth. While Earth-based Lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination conditions, a...journal article 2022
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Turan, E. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)In recent years, there is a growing interest in small satellites for deep space exploration. The current approach for planetary navigation is based on ground-based radiometric tracking. A new era of low-cost small satellites for space exploration will require autonomous deep space navigation. This will decrease the reliance on ground-based...review 2022
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Turan, E. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)This study presents an autonomous orbit determination system based on crosslink radiometric measurements applied to a future lunar CubeSat mission to clearly highlight its advantages with respect to existing ground-based navigation strategies. This work is based on the Linked Autonomous Interplanetary Satellite Orbit Navigation (LiAISON) method...journal article 2022
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Turan, E. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Topputo, Francesco (author), Franzese, Vittorio (author), Giordano, Carmine (author), Merisio, Gianmario (author), Di Lizia, Pierluigi (author)The Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO) is a CubeSat mission at the Earth-Moon Lagrangian point 2 (L2) designed to observe, quantify, and characterize the meteoroid impacts by detecting their flashes on the Lunar farside. LUMIO can be deployed as one of the payloads in the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload System or from Artemis-2 mission to a...conference paper 2022
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Turan, E. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)This study investigates the application of the Linked Autonomous Interplanetary Satellite Orbit Navigation (LiAI-SON) technique for multiple small spacecraft in cislunar orbits considering high inter-satellite range measurement errors. The LiAISON method provides an autonomous orbit determination solution using crosslink measurements such as...conference paper 2022
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Turan, E. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)This study provides a performance analysis of radiometric autonomous navigation for the lunar satellite network topologies formed by three spacecraft at various orbits. This work is built on the Linked Autonomous Interplanetary Satellite Orbit Navigation (LiAISON) method and uses mesh (distributed) and centralized (star) network topologies. The...other 2022
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Turan, E. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)In this study, the application of the Linked Autonomous Interplanetary Satellite Orbit Navigation (LiAISON) method for cislunar satellite formations is investigated considering range only and range-rate only measurements. The LiAISON method provides an autonomous orbit determination solution solely using satellite-to-satellite measurements such...other 2022
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Turan, E. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)Recent advances in space technology provide an opportunity for small satellites to be launched in cislunar space. However, tracking these small satellites still depends on ground-based operations. Autonomous navigation could be a possible solution considering the challenges presented by costly ground operations and limited onboard power...journal article 2022
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Topputo, F. (author), Merisio, G. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Turan, E. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Vennekens, Johan (author), Walker, R (author)The Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer (LUMIO) is a CubeSat mission to observe, quantify, and characterize the meteoroid impacts on the lunar farside by detecting their flashes. This complements the knowledge gathered by Earth-based observations of the lunar nearside, thus synthesizing global information on the lunar meteoroid environment and...journal article 2022
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Speretta, S. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Turan, E. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Bosman, B.N. (author), Topputo, Francesco (author)The Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO) is a mission designed to observe, quantify, and characterize the meteoroid impacts by detecting their flashes on the lunar far side. Earth-based lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination conditions, while a lunar orbiter can improve the detection rate of lunar meteoroid...conference paper 2021
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Topputo, Francesco (author), Merisio, G. (author), Giordano, G. (author), Franzese, V (author), Cervone, A. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Thorvaldsen, a. (author)The Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO) is a mission designed to observe, quantify, and characterize the impacts of meteoroids on the lunar far side and, therefore, complement in both space and time the observations currently taken from Earth. While Earth-based lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination...conference paper 2021
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Cervone, A. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Topputo, Francesco (author), Merisio, G. (author)The Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO), one of the two winning concepts of the SysNova Lunar CubeSats for Exploration call by ESA, is a mission designed to observe, quantify, and characterize the meteoroid impacts on the Lunar far side by detecting the flashes generated by the impact. While Earth-based Lunar observations are restricted by...conference paper 2021
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Menicucci, A. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Topputo, Francesco (author)The Earth-Moon system is constantly bombarded by meteoroids of different size and impact speed. Observation of the impacts on the Moon can enable thorough characterization of the Lunar meteoroid flux, which is similar to that of the Earth. While Earth-based Lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination conditions, a...conference paper 2021
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Cervone, A. (author), Topputo, Francesco (author), Speretta, S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Di Lizia, P. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Massari, M. (author), Franzese, V (author), Giordano, C (author)The Earth-Moon system is constantly bombarded by meteoroids of different size and impact speed. Observation of the impacts on the Moon can enable thorough characterization of the Lunar meteoroid flux, which is similar to that of the Earth. While Earth-based Lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination conditions, a...conference paper 2021
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Saathof, R. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Guo, J. (author), Kuiper, J.M. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)Laser satellite communications provides an attractive application for optical communications. It provides more bandwidth with improved security at potentially a lower cost due to reduced size weight and power (SWAP) and reduced license cost compared to radio frequencies (RF) communications. These advantages have been recognized for years and...abstract 2021