CAPSTONE lunar navigation spacecraft
CAPSTONE is a 12U lunar-orbit technology-demonstrator design developed by Advanced Space and built by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems. The 25-kilogram spacecraft validates near-rectilinear halo-orbit operations and autonomous cislunar navigation for future Artemis missions.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation ExperimentCAPSTONE CubeSatCAPSTONE lunar pathfinder
- Family Name
- CAPSTONE
- Full Name
- CAPSTONE lunar navigation spacecraft
- Roles
- orbitertechnology_demonstratornavigation
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- CAPSTONE is a 12U lunar-orbit technology-demonstrator design developed by Advanced Space and built by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems. The 25-kilogram spacecraft validates near-rectilinear halo-orbit operations and autonomous cislunar navigation for future Artemis missions.
- First Flight Year
- 2,022
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 25
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/smallspacecraft/capstone/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 11:57:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 11:57:52 UTC
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