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Polaris Rover

ROVER MASS

It can survive for extended periods in permanently shadowed regions.

ROVER DIMENSIONS

Top speed - 37 cm/s. It can cover tens of kilometers in a single lunar day.
It features a 55 cm ground clearance and the ability to surmount obstacles up to 40 cm in diameter.
It can Autonomously navigate the rugged lunar highland terrain, and conduct long-duration traverses.

0.5 W/kg of continuous power

It conducts direct-to-Earth communications.

~ 1.5 - 1.8 m (5-6 ft)

To Be Announced

90 kg

Solar panels

Provides 10 kbps of bandwidth per kg of payload

$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) Gimballed high gain antenna 3) Aluminum wheels 4) It employs four-wheel drive skid steer with independent actuators and a rocker suspension

MISSION PLAN

This price covers end-to-end delivery service, including but not limited to payload integration, launch, and surface operations. Can accommodate payloads demanding operational requirements such as drills, excavators, and robotic arms. Payloads can be mounted either above or below Polaris’s main deck to achieve their deployment and view factor needs. Polaris is compatible with many landers, including Astrobotic’s Griffin lunar lander.

MISSION DURATION

To Be Announced

Last Updated on August 2022

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