Launch Overview
Vehicle
Electron
Agency
Rocket Lab
Site / Pad
MAHIA / LC1B
Outcome
Success
Flight
27
COSPAR Designator
2022-070
Mission
CAPSTONE (Planetary Science)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Electron
Provider
Rocket Lab
Agency launches
27 (4 YTD)
Site launches
27 (4 YTD)
Pad launches
2 (2 YTD)