Success June 28, 2022 • 5:55 AM UTC

Electron | CAPSTONE

Electron •

Launch ID
859bf952-b4c6-40fb-a7e7-ac12efc386b2
Rocket
Electron
Type
Coordinates
-39.263°, 177.864°
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ℹ️ Official Details

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.