Workshop on Cislunar Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)

11 - 13 February 2025
Vienna International Centre, Austria


Jointly organized by
the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) and
the Interagency Operations Advisory Group (IOAG)

 

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Programme

 
Time (CET) Presentations
Day 1 (11 February 2025): Systems and Services
09:00 ‑ 09:10 Welcome and Introduction, Joel PARKER (NASA), Masaya MURATA (JAXA)
Keynote Address (Co-Chairs: Joel PARKER (NASA), Masaya MURATA (JAXA))
09:10 - 09:35 Outline of Lunar Exploration Scenario in ISECG, Kota TANABE (JAXA, Co-Chair of ISECG/IAWG)
09:35 - 10:00 Strategic PNT Requirements for ILRS: Enabling Sustainable Lunar Exploration, Qiong WANG (CNSA LESEC)
10:00 - 10:25 PNT as an Enabling Capability for Artemis, Erika ALVAREZ (NASA)
10:30 - 11:00 Break
Session 1: Overview of Lunar PNT Frameworks & Systems (Part I) (Co-Chairs: Ashish SHUKLA (ISRO), Matt COSBY (UKSA))
11:00 - 11:25 LunaNet, Cheryl GRAMLING (NASA)
11:25 - 11:50 ESA Lunar Navigation Strategy: Moonlight, Lunar Pathfinder and NovaMoon Programmes, Javier VENTURA-TRAVESET (ESA)
11:50 - 12:15 LCRNS PNT Services, Juan CRENSHAW (NASA)
12:30 - 14:00   Lunch
Session 1: Overview of Lunar PNT Frameworks & Systems (Part II) (Co-Chairs: Ashish SHUKLA (ISRO), Matt COSBY (UKSA))
14:00 - 14:25 Japan Lunar Navigation Satellite System (LNSS) and Its Contribution Towards LANS, Masaya MURATA (JAXA)
14:25 - 14:50 Conception of Lunar PNT, Yichen JIANG (DSEL)
14:50 - 15:15 Pseudolite System for Lunar PNT, Ashish K SHUKLA (SAC-ISRO, INDIA)
15:15 - 15:40 Korean Cislunar PNT, Jung Min JOO (KARI)
15:40 - 16:10 Break
16:10 - 17:30 Panel Discussion (Q&A)
Day 2 (12 February 2025): Compatibility and Interoperability
Session 2: Lunar PNT Spectrum (Co-Chairs: Kota TANABE (ISECG/IAWG), Wei TAN (CNSA))
09:00 - 09:10 Co-Chairs Opening/Intro
09:10 - 09:40 SFCG Overview and WRC-27 Lunar Objectives, Bruno ESPINOSA ((acting) SFCG Executive Secretary) (online)
09:40 - 10:05 Spectrum Factors Considered by Lunar In-Situ PNT Service Design in the Lunar Environment, Dennis K. LEE (NASA/JPL Spectrum Manager/Chair, CCSDS RF & Modulation Group) (online)
Envisioned Lunar Vicinity PNT Services (Desired Frequency Ranges, Signal Structure/BW Occupancy, ConOps, Services to Meet Mission PNT Needs)
10:05 - 10:45 LunaNet AFS Properties and Signal Band, Floor MELMAN (ESA), Juan CRENSHAW (NASA), Masaya MURATA (JAXA)
10:45 - 11:15 Break
(Continue) Envisioned Lunar Vicinity PNT Services (Desired Frequency Ranges, Signal Structure/BW Occupancy, ConOps, Services to Meet Mission PNT Needs)
11:15 - 11:35 Pseudolite Lunar PNT: Spectrum Perspective, Ashish K SHUKLA (SAC-ISRO, INDIA)
11:35 - 11:55 Spectrum Conception on Navigation Satellite of CAST: From the Earth to the Moon, Huiliang LIU (CAST)
11:55 - 12:30 Q&A
12:30 - 13:30   Lunch
Session 3: Lunar Reference Systems and Timing (Co-Chairs: Susan STEWART (IAU), Patrizia TAVELLA (BIPM))
Session 3 (1): Time & Reference Systems/Frames - Definition & Standards
13:30 - 13:40 IAU Perspective, Susan STEWART (IAU)
13:40 - 13:50 IAG Perspective, Krzysztof SOSNICA (representing IAG WG on Lunar Reference Frame)
13:50 - 14:00 BIPM Perspective, Patrizia TAVELLA (BIPM)
14:00 - 14:20 Relativistic Aspects Impacts on Operations, Biju PATLA (USA, NIST)
14:20 - 14:30 Discussion
14:30 - 14:50 Break
Session 3 (2a): Time & Reference Systems Application
14:50 - 15:00 China Perspectives, Dongshan YIN (NTSC)
15:00 - 15:10 India & Partner(s) Perspectives, T Subramanya GANESH (ISRO)
15:10 - 15:20 LunaNet Perspectives, Suzuna OKAMOTO (JAXA) (online)
15:20 - 15:30 LunaNet Perspectives, Cosimo STALLO (ESA)
15:30 - 15:50 LunaNet Perspectives - Open Items and How the International Community for Standard Can Help, Cheryl GRAMLING (NASA)
15:50 - 16:20 Break
Session 3 (2b): Time & Reference Systems Application - Time System Operational Aspects
16:20 - 16:40 BIPM Time Metrology Contribution - How can we realize time on or around the Moon and measure its offset versus UTC?, Frédéric MEYNADIER + CCTF WG
16:40 - 17:20 Discussion on Timing Operational Aspects and the Needs of the Different Systems
17:20 - 17:30 Sum-up/Takeaways/Way Forward
Day 3 (13 February 2025): Governance and Technologies
Session 4: GNSS Lessons Learned (Co-Chairs: Jӧrg HAHN (ESA), Xinuo CHANG (CAST))
09:00 - 09:05 Session introduction (scope and presenters), Jörg HAHN (ESA) and Xinuo CHANG (CAST)
09:05 - 09:15 Brief considerations on Timing Interoperability, Jӧrg HAHN (ESA)
09:15 - 09:30 ICG Interoperability Lessons Learned, Jeffrey AUERBACH (U.S. Department of State, online)
09:30 - 09:45 Evolution and Integration of BDS: Experiences Sharing With the Moon, Xinuo CHANG (CAST)
09:45 - 10:00 Experiences From GNSS Space Receiver Design and Operations of Relevance for Lunar Exploration, Oscar POZZOBON (Qascom)
10:00 - 10:15 IGS Goes to the Moon?!, Rolf DACH (Uni Bern), Erik SCHOENEMANN (ESA), Allison CRADDOCK (JPL, online)
10:15 - 10:30 How CCSDS can contribute to Cislunar PNT interoperability, Daniel FISCHER (ESA), Ignacio AGUILAR (ESA, online)
10:30 - 10:45 Designing Lunar Navigation Satellite Systems, Grace GAO (Stanford University)
10:45 - 11:00 Break
Session 5: Lunar PNT Governance (Co-Chairs: Masaya MURATA (IOAG), Ruihong YANG (CNSA))
11:00 - 11:10 Introduction - Necessity of Governance, Masaya MURATA (IOAG) and Ruihong YANG (CNSA)
11:10 - 11:25 Treaties & International Space Law Implications for PNT, Chris JOHNSON (Secure World Foundation)
11:25 - 11:40 The Road Ahead: From Cislunar PNT to the Solar System Internet, Scott PACE (George Washington University) (online)
11:40 - 11:55 Considerations on Lunar PNT Governance, Ruihong YANG (CNSA LESEC)
11:55 - 12:10 IOAG LunaNet Governance Study Preliminary Results, James SCHIER (IOAG) and Masaya MURATA (JAXA)
12:10 - 12:30 Q&A
12:30 - 14:00   Lunch
Session 6: Lunar PNT User/Test Equipment & Technologies (Co-Chairs: Evan ANZALONE (NASA), Floor MELMAN (ESA))
14:00 - 14:05 Introduction
14:05 - 14:25 Leveraging PNT Receivers in 2483.5 - 2500 MHz for Lunar In-Situ Users, Jean-Luc ISSLER (CNES)
14:25 - 14:45 Ensuring Lunar Mission Success: The Role of PNT Simulation, Ricardo VERDEGUER MORENO (Spirent)
14:45 - 15:05 CesiumAstro Development of LunaNet AFS Receiver, Dylan PFEIFER (Cesium)
15:05 - 15:25 From NaviMoon to NaviLunar - SpacePNT Roadmap from Autonomous Cis-Lunar Navigation to LunaNet Enabled Applications, Michele SCOTTI (SpacePNT)
15:25 - 15:45 Break
15:45 - 16:05 GNSS and LCNS Receiver Technologies from the Lab to the Moon, Samuele FANTINATO (Qascom)
16:05 - 16:25 Intuitive Machines LANS/PNT Lunar User Terminal Architecture, Shaun STEWART (Intuitive Machines)
16:25 - 16:45 NovaMoon: A LANS Monitoring and Local Differential Station, Javier VENTURA-TRAVESET (ESA)
16:45 - 17:05 The Lunar Navigation Satellite System (LNSS) Demonstration Mission, Toshihiro SHIBUKAWA (ArkEdge Space)
17:05 - 17:15 Concluding Remarks
Closing Summary
17:15 - 17:30 Closing Summary

 

 

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