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CAPSTONE 02 Program

NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 mission will use two small spacecraft in lunar orbit to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous relative navigation, cislunar communications, and formation-flying techniques for Artemis, lunar infrastructure, and future deep-space missions. NASA targets launch in 2027.

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CAPSTONE 02CAPSTONE2CAPSTONE 2Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment 02CAPSTONE 02 Mission
Domains
spaceflight
Name
CAPSTONE 02 Program
Status
planned
Types
developmentoperationsresearch

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Description
NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 mission will use two small spacecraft in lunar orbit to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous relative navigation, cislunar communications, and formation-flying techniques for Artemis, lunar infrastructure, and future deep-space missions. NASA targets launch in 2027.
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Start Date
2027

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 19:44:58 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 19:44:58 UTC

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