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SpaceRadar | Rover Details

4U Cuberover

ROVER MASS

ROVER DIMENSIONS

Top speed - 10 cm/s
Nominal speed - 4 cm/s

0.5 W/kg continuous & 10 W peak power

CubeRover uses 2.4 GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi radio using TCP/IP to communicate with the lander.

To Be Announced

6 - 8 kg

Up to 4 kg

Solar powered, Recharegeable batteries (Lithium-ion)

Customer payloads communicate with the CubeRover using a wired RS-422
connection.

$4.5 M per kg of payload on the rover
for Lunar payload delivery.

ROVER MOBILITY

PAYLOAD BAY (AVAILABLE MASS)

PAYLOAD BAY SIZE

POWER SOURCE

POWER GENERATION & USAGE

POWER DISTRIBUTION (FOR PAYLOAD)

INTERFACES AVAILABLE (FOR PAYLOAD)

COMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE

COST

LANDER COMPANY

LAUNCH VEHICLE

ROVER MANIFEST

1) Front and Rear facing cameras

2) Two monocular, 16-megapixel cameras are used for navigation and localization

3) Main structure material - Aluminum

4) The system utilizes a combination of visual odometry and onboard sensors to determine its position relative to the Peregrine Lander

5) Capable of accommodating 4 dual stereo 5 megapixel cameras.

MISSION PLAN

The CubeRover delivers payloads across the Moon after deploying to the lunar surface. The CubeRover driveline is four-wheel drive and skid steer, unsuspended and driven by four, flight qualified actuator modules. Customer payload will be integrated with the CubeRover and then the Peregrine or Griffin Lander.

MISSION DURATION

Approximately 8 Earth days after touchdown

Last Updated on August 2022

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