Product profile
CubeRover
CubeRover is Astrobotic’s modular lunar mobility platform for carrying scientific instruments and technology payloads across the Moon. Standard 2U, 4U, and...
Facts
- Company
- Astrobotic
- Product type
- space_robot
- Status
- development
- Primary capability
- Carry and operate science payloads on the lunar surface
- Website
- https://www.astrobotic.com/lunar-delivery/rovers/cuberover/
About CubeRover
CubeRover applies the modular CubeSat unit standard to lunar surface mobility. Standard 2U, 4U and 6U versions provide one kilogram of payload capacity per unit, with enclosed volumes sized for cameras, spectrometers, radiation sensors and technology demonstrations.
Each rover supplies mobility, electrical power, communications and thermal protection for its payload. Four-wheel drive and visual-inertial navigation support surface traverses from a compatible lander. Astrobotic provides payload integration, mission planning, launch delivery and lunar operations through its commercial delivery service.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Lunar rover
Core: CubeRover
Function: Payload transport
Audience: Space teams
Specifications
- max_slope_deg
- Traverses slopes up to 30° °
- max_speed_mps
- 10 cm/s top speed m/s
- obstacle_clearance
- Traverses obstacles nearly 15 cm in diameter
- payload_capacity_kg_range
- 2–6 kg across standard 2U, 4U, and 6U variants
Operations
- Environment
- lunar_surface, space
- Primary user
- Space agencies, research teams, and commercial lunar missions
- Role
- Carry and operate science payloads on the lunar surface
- Interaction model
- autonomous_and_teleoperated
- Mobility class
- four_wheel_lunar_rover
- Product detail
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