CAPSTONE Mission
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
27
Landing
Expended (South Pacific)
Mission
CAPSTONE
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Destination
Lunar Orbit
CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) is a 12-U cubesat mission to test operations in near rectiliniar halo orbit around the Moon, which is to be used for the Lunar Gateway space station. Mission will verify the near rectilinear halo orbit characteristics, spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation services in that orbit, and provide valuable experience of small sat launch to the Moon.
Available Replays
CAPSTONE Launch to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast)
Updated: Apr 16, 10:44am UTC
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