Publications (21)
The CUSP CubeSat mission for space weather multi-physics analysis, design, and testing
Giovanni Lombardi, Riccardo Di Spirito, Sergio Fabiani +48
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission aims to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a Compton scattering polarimeter. CUSP is a…
Solar Flare Hard X-ray Polarimetry with the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission
Nicolas De Angelis, Andrea Alimenti, Davide Albanesi +43
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a CubeSat mission planned for a launch in low-Earth orbit and aimed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X…
The evaluation of the CUSP scientific performance by a GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulation
Giovanni De Cesare, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Campana +35
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a CubeSat mission orbiting the Earth aimed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a C…
Prototype Development and Calibration of the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP)
Nicolas De Angelis, Abhay Kumar, Sergio Fabiani +45
The space-based CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission aims to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a Compton scattering polarimeter…
Momentum Transfer from the DART Mission Kinetic Impact on Asteroid Dimorphos
Andrew F. Cheng, Harrison F. Agrusa, Brent W. Barbee +66
The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission performed a kinetic impact on asteroid Dimorphos, the satellite of the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos, at 23:14 UTC on Sep…
Analytic Solution for Perturbed Keplerian Motion Under Small Acceleration Using Averaging Theory
Giacomo Curzi, Dario Modenini
A novel approach is developed for analytic orbit propagation based on asymptotic expansion with respect to a small perturbative acceleration. The method improves upon existing firs…
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP): mission overview II
Sergio Fabiani, Ettore Del Monte, Andrea Alimenti +46
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is an Earth-orbiting CubeSat mission designed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band using a Compton…
Two-Leg Deep Space Relay Architectures: Performance, Challenges, and Perspectives
Dario Modenini, Alfredo Locarini, Lorenzo Valentini +6
In this paper, architectures for interplanetary communications that feature the use of a data relay are investigated. In the considered "two-leg" architecture, a spacecraft orbitin…
Spectral performance of single-channel plastic and GAGG scintillator bars of the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP)
Nicolas De Angelis, Abhay Kumar, Sergio Fabiani +45
Our Sun is the closest X-ray astrophysical source to Earth. As such, it makes a formidable case study to better understand astrophysical processes. Solar flares are in particular v…
CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) Sensitivity Estimation and Performance Optimization using Geant4
Abhay Kumar, Giovanni Lombardi, Giovanni De Cesare +45
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) aims to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the 25-100 keV X-ray band using a Compton scattering polarimeter. CUSP will allow us…
The multiphysics analysis and design of CUSP, a two CubeSat constellation for Space Weather and Solar flares X-ray polarimetry
Giovanni Lombardi, Sergio Fabiani, Ettore Del Monte +38
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project aims to develop a constellation of two CubeSats orbiting the Earth to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray…
In orbit background for hard X-ray CubeSat polarimeters: case study of the CUSP mission in low-earth orbit
Abhay Kumar, Giovanni Lombardi, Riccardo Campana +45
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project aims to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the 25 - 100 keV hard X-ray band using a Compton scattering polarimeter. CUS…
Deep Learning for Real Time Satellite Pose Estimation on Low Power Edge TPU
Alessandro Lotti, Dario Modenini, Paolo Tortora +2
Pose estimation of an uncooperative space resident object is a key asset towards autonomy in close proximity operations. In this context monocular cameras are a valuable solution b…
Compton Polarimeter Prototype for the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission
Nicolas De Angelis, Andrea Alimenti, Riccardo Campana +41
The paper presents the design, construction, and laboratory testing of a flight‑representative Compton polarimeter prototype for the CubeSat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission, which…
Resonance locking in giant planets indicated by the rapid orbital expansion of Titan
Valéry Lainey, Luis Gomez Casajus, Jim Fuller +8
Tidal effects in planetary systems are the main driver in the orbital migration of natural satellites. They result from physical processes occurring deep inside celestial bodies, w…
High-Speed Boulders and the Debris Field in DART Ejecta
Tony L. Farnham, Jessica M. Sunshine, Masatoshi Hirabayashi +44
On 26 September 2022 the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft collided with Dimorphos, the moon of the near-Earth asteroid 65803 Didymos, in a full-scale demonstratio…
Pioneer 10 and 11 orbit determination analysis shows no discrepancy with Newton-Einstein's laws of gravity
Dario Modenini, Paolo Tortora
The present work describes the investigation of the navigation anomaly of Pioneer 10 and 11 probes which became known as the Pioneer Anomaly. It appeared as a linear drift in the D…
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission overview
Sergio Fabiani, Ettore Del Monte, Ilaria Baffo +35
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a future CubeSat mission orbiting the Earth aimed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band, by mean…
Study of the HV power supply modules for the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP)
Alessandro Lacerenza, Alda Rubini, Andrea Alimenti +45
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a CubeSat mission orbiting the Earth aimed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a C…
The multi-physics analysis, design and testing of CUSP, a CubeSat mission for space weather and solar flares x-ray polarimetry
Giovanni Lombardi, Sergio Fabiani, Ettore Del Monte +45
The space-based CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission aims to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a Compton scattering polarimeter…
CUSP: a two cubesats constellation for Space Weather and solar flares X-ray polarimetry
Sergio Fabiani, Ilaria Baffo, Sergio Bonomo +25
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project aims to develop a constellation of two CubeSats orbiting the Earth to measure the linear polarisation of solar flares in the hard X-ray…