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ECA Rover (Ek Choti si Asha)
ROVER MASS
The Rover is solar-powered, with a single inclined solar panel, has rechargeable batteries to support peak power and operations when solar panel is not illuminated by sunlight.
ROVER DIMENSIONS
Maximum drive speed - 6 cm/s. Capable of visually exploring the vicinity of the landing site to a range of at least 500 m.
Monitoring and commanding of the rover is done exclusively through a lander relay link.
ORBITBeyond, Inc., USA
To Be Announced
Less than 10 kg
Solar powered electric 4-wheeled rover with rechargeable batteries
SpaceX Falcon 9
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
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ROVER MANIFEST
ECA rover is equipped with a pair of articulated stereo cameras and a Sun sensor. Hazard avoidance cameras, sun sensors and the onboard IMU allow for enhanced navigational capabilities for the rover.
MISSION PLAN
ECA will capture HD stereoscopic images and near real-time videos to beam them back to Earth via the lander. ECA is a technology demonstrator tasked with visually exploring the vicinity of the landing site to a range of at least 500 m.
MISSION DURATION
The rover will operate for 1 lunar day, and is expected to succumb to the long frigid lunar night.
Last Updated on August 2022
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