Trajectory Design for LUMIO Cubesat in the Cislunar Space

The Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer, or LUMIO, is a CubeSat mission concept awarded ex-aequo winner of ESA’s SysNova Competition “Lunar Cu-beSats for Exploration” that shall observe, quantify, and characterize the meteoroid impacts by detecting their flashes on the lunar farside. After a study at the ESA/ESTEC concurrent design facility, LUMIO is now under consideration for future implementation by the Agency. In this paper, we propose the implementation of a sophisticated orbit design, concept of operations, and station-keeping strategy: LUMIO is placed on a quasi-halo orbit about Earth–Moon L2. The baseline solution is presented with evidence to support the orbit design.