Attitude Dynamics of ESMO Satellite: Mass Expulsion Torques and Propellant Slosh Model

Abstract

The European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) was the first European student mission to the Moon and the fourth mission within ESA (European Space Agency) Education Satellite Programme. The purpose of this mission was to place the spacecraft on a polar orbit around the Moon, return new data by acquiring surface images of the Moon South Pole and test new technologies.