CAPSTONE

CAPSTONE is a lunar orbiter that is testing and verifying the calculated orbital stability planned for the Lunar Gateway space station. The spacecraft is a 12-unit CubeSat that is also testing a navigation system that is measuring its position relative to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) without relying on ground stations. It was launched on 28 June 2022, arrived in lunar orbit on 14 November 2022, and was scheduled to orbit for six months. On 18 May 2023, it completed its primary mission to orbit in the near-rectilinear halo orbit for six months, but will stay on this orbit, continuing to perform experiments during an enhanced mission phase.

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Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment
CubeSat, lunar orbiter, near-rectilinear halo orbit, Electron, Rocket Lab, 

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CAPSTONE in orbit near the Moon (ACD22-0003-003)

CAPSTONE revealed in lunar Sunrise (ACD22-0003-005)

CAPSTONE approaches the lunar North Pole (ACD22-0003-001)

CAPSTONE over the lunar North Pole (ACD22-0003-002)

Illustration of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE).

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		CAPSTONE in orbit near the Moon (ACD22-0003-003)		Commons
commons	image		CAPSTONE revealed in lunar Sunrise (ACD22-0003-005)		Commons
commons	image		CAPSTONE approaches the lunar North Pole (ACD22-0003-001)		Commons
commons	image		CAPSTONE over the lunar North Pole (ACD22-0003-002)		Commons
commons	image		Illustration of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE).		Commons
commons	image		ACD21-0042-125		Commons
commons	image		ACD21-0042-161		Commons
commons	image		ACD21-0042-242		Commons
commons	image		ACD21-0042-295		Commons
commons	image		ACD21-0042-279		Commons