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Launch Date
6/1/2022
Launch Site
MAHIA LC1B
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Launch Vehicle
Electron L (Electron Family)
Rocket Lab’s Photon Lunar spacecraft delivered the CAPSTONE satellite to lunar orbit for NASA in 2022.
The CAPSTONE spacecraft executed onboard tests of SigmaZero on 2024-01-29.
Advanced Space can perform extended operations with CAPSTONE’s onboard hardware and flight processor after completing an enhanced mission in May 2024 due to significant fuel margin.
Terran Orbital designed and built the CAPSTONE satellite using its Voyager space vehicle platform.
Rocket Lab deployed the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon using Electron and a Rocket Lab Explorer spacecraft bus.
Rocket Lab’s Electron delivered the CAPSTONE mission payload to the Moon and supported two back-to-back Electron launches for NASA’s TROPICS mission in May 2023.