CAPSTONE is a NASA lunar orbiter built to test and verify the orbital stability calculated for the once-planned Lunar Gateway space station, using a small twelve-unit CubeSat launched on June 28, 2022. It reached lunar orbit on November 14, 2022, and also tested a navigation system that measures its own position relative to NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter without relying on ground stations. The spacecraft completed its primary mission in a near-rectilinear halo orbit by May 2023 and continued operating afterward in an extended technology-testbed phase.
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Spacecraft TypeTechnology demonstration 2 Status
Status (category)Mission Complete / Ended 1 Sources
1. CAPSTONE (Wikipedia)
2. Wikipedia: CAPSTONE
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Technology demonstration
- In Group: Lunar Orbiters and Flyby Probes, CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) is a lunar orbiter that is testing and verifying the calculated orbital stability planned for the
View the Source3. Wikidata: CAPSTONE
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