| Name | CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment= |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 12U |
| Status | not launched, expected in 2021 |
| Organisation | NASA Ames |
| Institution | Space agency |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation | US |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Tyvak |
| Oneliner | Demonstrate spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation and enter Lunar near-reactilinear halo orbit to verify its feasibility for the Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
| Keywords | Beyond Earth orbit, Beyond LEO orbit, Propulsion |
Last modified: 2021-08-18
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