Electron | CAPSTONE

Electron

Jun 28, 9:55 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

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Mission 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.

Type: Planetary Science
Orbit: Lunar Orbit (LO)

Launch Site

Pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Country: 🇳🇿 NZL