A leap forward for Lumio: Phase C officially launched

What’s on board?

Lumio’s success relies on a suite of advanced European miniaturised technologies developed across academia and industry. The mission’s consortium includes:

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  Politecnico di Milano
  
  (Italy) – Mission lead, DART Lab, autonomous navigation
  

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  Argotec
  
  (Italy) – CubeSat platform design, integration and testing
  

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  Leonardo
  
  (Italy) – Developer of LumioCam, a visible–nearinfrared optical instrument designed to capture highframerate impact flashes
  

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  IMT
  
  (Italy) – X-band deep-space transponder and deployable solar arrays
  

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  Nautilus
  
  – Flight dynamics support
  

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  S&T Norway
  
  – Onboard payload data processing and implementation of scientific algorithms
  

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  Lift Me Off
  
  (UK) – Miniaturised chemical propulsion and reaction control system
  

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  ECAPS
  
  (Sweden) – Dedicated high-performance main thruster
  

Leveraging these capabilities, Lumio will perform significant deep-space operations to transfer from launch insertion to the Earth-Moon L2 halo orbit, autonomous navigation around L2, and high-efficiency data handling, all within the constraints of a 12U CubeSat.