RODiO is an ASI Project based on an innovative mission concept developed in Italy by the University of Naples Federico II. The mission relies on a cluster of 4 CubeSats flying in formation with ASI PLATiNO-1 (PLT-1) SAR mission. The CubeSat cluster flies at a safe distance of tens of km from PLT-1, and formation-flying techniques are used to keep all the CubeSats in the cluster within an overall envelope of a few hundred meters. Each CubeSat embarks a receiving-only X-band SAR instrument able to collect bistatic echoes exploiting PLT-1 as an opportunity illuminator. In addition, one of the CubeSats embarks a novel hybrid rocket propulsion unit that enables high thrust (10 N) orbit reconfiguration. RODiO Phase A ended in December 2023 confirming mission feasibility and proposing solutions for radar antenna and deployment mechanisms, receiver electronics, hybrid propulsion unit and formation flying able to comply with a 16 U CubeSat.
RODIO Mission Status and Future Developments / Renga, A.; Gigantino, A.; Vela, C.; Causa, F.; Graziano, M. D.; Grassi, M.; Fasano, G.; Opromolla, R.; Moccia, A.; Mungiguerra, S.; Savino, R.; Soli, L.; Fortezza, R.; Piani, S.; Fedele, A.; Luciani, R.; Tataranni, F.; Martucci, V.; Natalucci, S.; Pulcino, V.. - 2-B:(2024), pp. 844-851. ( 31st IAA Symposium on Small Satellite Missions at the 75th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2024 ita 2024) [10.52202/078365-0096].
RODIO Mission Status and Future Developments
Renga A.;Gigantino A.;Vela C.;Causa F.;Graziano M. D.;Grassi M.;Fasano G.;Opromolla R.;Moccia A.;Mungiguerra S.;Savino R.;
2024
Abstract
RODiO is an ASI Project based on an innovative mission concept developed in Italy by the University of Naples Federico II. The mission relies on a cluster of 4 CubeSats flying in formation with ASI PLATiNO-1 (PLT-1) SAR mission. The CubeSat cluster flies at a safe distance of tens of km from PLT-1, and formation-flying techniques are used to keep all the CubeSats in the cluster within an overall envelope of a few hundred meters. Each CubeSat embarks a receiving-only X-band SAR instrument able to collect bistatic echoes exploiting PLT-1 as an opportunity illuminator. In addition, one of the CubeSats embarks a novel hybrid rocket propulsion unit that enables high thrust (10 N) orbit reconfiguration. RODiO Phase A ended in December 2023 confirming mission feasibility and proposing solutions for radar antenna and deployment mechanisms, receiver electronics, hybrid propulsion unit and formation flying able to comply with a 16 U CubeSat.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
