Mission
Planetary Science · LO
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPSTONE 2022-070A | Payload | orbits the Moon | |
| ELECTRON R/B 2022-070B | Rocket body | re-entered 2022-06-28 | |
| LUNAR PHOTON 2022-070C | Rocket body | orbits the Sun |
COSPAR ID 2022-070 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).