Lunar Domain Explorer: Cis-Lunar Logistics & Polar Base Architecture

Surface Site Target

Landing & Outpost Site

Click on the polar canvas to deploy modules. Position Solar Masts on illuminated ridges and Cryo-Extractors directly inside the Permanently Shadowed Region (PSR).

Deploy Infrastructure Tool

Artemis Accords Governance

Safety Zone Non-Interference Radius: 5.0 km

Scientific & Resource Policy

Accord Status: Compliant (Article 11)

Cis-Lunar Supply Chain Cadence

Gateway NRHO Transfer Cadence: 60 days

Crew Size: 4 astronauts

Sun Elevation Angle 1.48° (Low Polar)

Active Surface Nodes 7 units

Polar Illumination Avg 88.4% Ridge

Base Power Continuity 100% Nom (RFC Buffered)

Surface Power Grid (Continuous)

Net Power Generated vs Demand 105 kW

Generation: 130 kW Demand: 25 kW

Storage: Regenerative Fuel Cells (RFC) + FSP baseline

ISRU Cryogenic LOX/LH2 Synthesis

Water Extraction & Fuel Yield 13.5 t/yr

Raw Ice Harvested: 16.8 t/yr Propellant Mass: 13.5 t/yr

Sufficient to refuel 0.9 Artemis HLS Ascents per year without Earth upmass.

Cis-Lunar Logistics Delta-V & Supply

Earth → NRHO Gateway ΔV: 3.95 km/s

NRHO → Polar Surface ΔV: 2.45 km/s

Annual Logistics Deficit: 0.0 kg (Net Surplus)

Real-Time Propellant Production Trend