ION GNSS+ Session Detail

Session F1: Lunar Positioning, Navigation, and Timing

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Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
In-Person presenters in this session provide pre-recorded presentations for viewing by registered attendees on Wednesday, September 10.

Session Chairs

Dr. Erin Griggs
Trusted Space, Inc.


Lauren Konitzer
NASA GSFC

 
Track Chair

Dr. Aurore Sibois
Xona Space Systems

In-Person Presentations
These presentations will be given in-person at the conference. Presenters will provide a pre-recorded presentation for on-demand viewing by all registered attendees.
8:35 Constellation Design and Staged Deployment for the Lunar Navigation Satellite System
Keidai Iiyama, Guillem Casadesus Vila, and Grace Gao, Stanford University
8:57 Moon Surface Station to Support Lunar Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
Guillem Casadesus Vila, Keidai Iiyama, Grace Gao, Stanford University
9:20 Accuracy Evaluation of Multi-Layer Lunar Navigation Satellite System: Reduction of PNT Convergence Time
Masaya Murata, Kyohei Akiyama, and Kota Tanabe, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
9:43 Lunar Augmented Navigation Service – Interoperability Demonstration
Floor Thomas Melman, Yoann Audet, Richard Swinden, Cosimo Stallo, Monica Gotta, Javier Ventura-Traveset, European Space Agency; Cheryl Gramling, Juan Crenshaw, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Masaya Murata, and Suzuna Okamoto, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
10:05-10:35, Break. Refreshments in Exhibit Hall
10:40 Navigation System Design for the First LCRNS Satellite Providing Lunar PNT Services
Tara Mina, Ava Thrasher, John Christian, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shaun Stewart, Intuitive Machines
11:03 Navigation Filter Design for an LCRNS Receiver during Lunar Powered Descent and Landing
Mark Hartigan, Frank Garcia, E. Glenn Lightsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shaun Stewart, Intuitive Machines
11:26 Enhancing Positioning Accuracy When Using Weak GNSS Signals On The Moon
Michael Armatys and Patrick Hwang, Collins Aerospace
11:48 Opportunistic Use of Communication Architectures to Augment Orbital PNT Systems for Lunar Surface Navigation
Evan Anzalone NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center; Richard Reinhart, Karl Vaden, NASA/Glenn Research Center; Cheryl Gramling, Juan Crenshaw NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center; Ted Kenny, Brian Lewis, Jacob Sullivan, NASA/Johnson Space Center; Louis Nicoli, NASA/Kennedy Space Center; Paul Lane, KBR
Alternate Presentation
Alternate presentations may be given in-person at the conference if other authors are unable to present. Alternate Presenters will provide a pre-recorded presentation for on-demand viewing by all registered attendees.
1. Sensor Fusion and PVT Techniques for Autonomous Lunar Rover Navigation
Giuseppe Tomasicchio, Luca Andolfi, Simone Giannattasio, Telespazio S.p.A.; Luca Ostrogovich, Alfredo Renga, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II; Salvatore Cassano, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Rome La Sapienza; Nicolò Galletta, Aerospace Science and Technology Department, Politecnico di Milano; Michèle Lavagna, Aerospace Science and Technology Department, Politecnico di Milano

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., Buffet Lunch in Exhibit Hall • 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m., Free Time in Exhibit Hall

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