Mission
CAPSTONE
Last Updated: 1 hour ago
SUCCESS
Orbit Achieved
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1B
Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Profile
Planetary Science
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 09:55 AM UTC Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Source: NASA
Disclaimer: This livestream is from a third-party channel and is not an official Rocket Lab broadcast.
Mission State
Schedule
Date and time on file
This mission currently has a dated launch window in the tracker.
Coverage
External livestream linked
The current watch link is from a third-party source rather than Rocket Lab directly.
Name Origin
AI
Mission Overview
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.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Complex 1B
LC-1B · Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Target Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Planetary Science
Mission architecture
Payload Mass
320kg LEO / 80kg TLI
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