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MMX Rover Operations - Concept and Current Planning

Krause, Christian and Delmas, Cedric and Arrat, Denis and Baroukh, Julian and Biele, Jens and Boutet, Marie and Brunner, Coline and Buse, Fabian and Deutschmann, Bastian and Doumas, Nicolas and Dupont, Catherine and Endres, Sebastian, and Fayad, Samuel and Granena, David and Grebenstein, Markus and Gregoire, Marie and Größel, Robert and Grott, Matthias and IJpelaan, Frans and Holderried, Roman and Jansen, Sven and Kayal, Kagan and Lagabarre, Sandra and Larqué, Thomas and Mary, Stéphane and May, Daniel and Michel, Patrick and Muders, Henrik and Murdoch, Naomi and Ottavani, Matthieu and Rousseau, Franck and Smisek, Michal and Schröder, Susanne and Tardivel, Simon and Thiesse, Hugo and Ulamec, Stephan and de Vera, Jean Pierre Paul and Vernazza, Pierre and Wasner, Paul and Wörle, Maria Theresia and Yoshikawa, Kent (2025) MMX Rover Operations - Concept and Current Planning. 18th International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps 2025), 2025-05-26 - 2025-05-30, Montreal, Kanada.

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MMX (Martian-Moons-eXploration) is a JAXA mission into the Mars system to explore the Martian moons and return samples from Phobos back to Earth [1]. The French-German rover, called IDEFIX, is part of the MMX mission and will be delivered to Phobos´ surface. Main objectives of the MMX Rover exploration are the investigation of the physical and chemical surface properties of Phobos. IDEFIX will act as a scout for the landing and sampling activities of the main spacecraft. For the first time a rover will also demonstrate locomotion and auto-navigation activities on an extraterrestrial low-gravity body. The MMX mission will be launched in autumn 2026. The landing of IDEFIX is currently scheduled for end of 2028 or beginning of 2029, and its operations on the surface shall last at least 100 Earth days. This article shows the operational concept of the MMX Rover mission with two control centers, the current preparation status for IDEFIX operations, and describes the challenges of the planning for the on Phobos phase.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/214610/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Title:MMX Rover Operations - Concept and Current Planning
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Krause, ChristianChristian.Krause (at) dlr.deUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Delmas, CedricCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Arrat, DenisCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Baroukh, JulianCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Biele, JensJens.Biele (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7414-829XUNSPECIFIED
Boutet, MarieCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brunner, ColineCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Buse, FabianFabian.Buse (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2279-5735UNSPECIFIED
Deutschmann, BastianBastian.Deutschmann (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9139-5719UNSPECIFIED
Doumas, NicolasCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dupont, CatherineSCALIAN, ParisUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Endres, Sebastian,DLR Köln, MUSCUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fayad, SamuelTelespazio, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Granena, DavidCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Grebenstein, MarkusMarkus.Grebenstein (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4026-3716UNSPECIFIED
Gregoire, MarieSCALIAN, ParisUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Größel, RobertDLR OberpfaffenhofenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Grott, MatthiasMatthias.Grott (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8613-7096UNSPECIFIED
IJpelaan, FransCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Holderried, RomanRoman.Holderried (at) dlr.deUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jansen, SvenDLR Köln, MUSCUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kayal, KaganDLR-Köln, Microgravity User Support CenterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lagabarre, SandraCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Larqué, ThomasThales SN, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mary, StéphaneCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
May, DanielDLR Köln, MUSCUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Michel, PatrickUniversité Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, CS 3422906304, France ; The University of Tokyo, Department of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, Tokyo, Japanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0884-1993UNSPECIFIED
Muders, Henrikhenrik.muders (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-1539-6791UNSPECIFIED
Murdoch, NaomiISEA-SUPAERO, Université de ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ottavani, MatthieuCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rousseau, FranckCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Smisek, MichalMichal.Smisek (at) dlr.deUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schröder, SusanneSusanne.Schroeder (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1870-3663UNSPECIFIED
Tardivel, SimonCNES, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Thiesse, HugoThales SN, ToulouseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ulamec, StephanStephan.Ulamec (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8856-4622UNSPECIFIED
de Vera, Jean Pierre Pauljean-pierre.devera (at) dlr.deUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Vernazza, PierreAlx Marseille Université, CNRS, CNESUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wasner, PaulDLR Köln, MUSCUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wörle, Maria TheresiaMaria.Woerle (at) dlr.deUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Yoshikawa, Kentisas/jaxa japanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:27 May 2025
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
Status:Published
Keywords:MMX, IDEFIX, Phobos, Mars, Moon, Rover
Event Title:18th International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps 2025)
Event Location:Montreal, Kanada
Event Type:international Conference
Event Start Date:26 May 2025
Event End Date:30 May 2025
Organizer:Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI)
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Space Exploration
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EW - Space Exploration
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Project MMX - SystEng, Ops + Science
Location: Berlin-Adlershof , Köln-Porz , Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Space Operations and Astronaut Training > User center for space experiments (MUSC)
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (since 2013) > System Dynamics
Space Operations and Astronaut Training > Controlling and Acquisition
Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Sensor Systems
Institute of Optical Sensor Systems > In-Situ Sensing
Deposited By: Herrmann, Astrid
Deposited On:16 Jun 2025 09:38
Last Modified:25 Feb 2026 15:13

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