DESCRIPTION |
KPLO (Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter), or Danuri (???),
is the first Korea robotic lunar probe expected to carry out a
lunar observation mission at a nominal orbiting altitude of
~100 km from the Moon. It is a cooperative project between
the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), which will
oversee the system, main body of the orbiter, and ground
station, and a Korea university, research institutes, and NASA
supporting the payloads, deep space communication, and
navigation technology. The KPLO spacecraft consists of
the main body of the orbiter, propulsion systems, tracking
systems, three communications antennae, two solar arrays,
and six payloads. The KPLO project involves mapping the
lunar environment, technology demonstrations for planetary
exploration, international cooperation, and establishing a
deep-space network. The KPLO mission is a large portion of
phase one of the Korea Lunar Exploration Program (KLEP)
and Korea?s exciting journey into space exploration.
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REFERENCES |
Kim, J. H., 2022, Korea Space Exploration Data Archive for Scientific
Researches, Korea space exploration data archive for scientific researches,
Korea space exploration data archive for scientific researches, volume 54,
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022DPS....5421108K
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