CAPSTONE

NASA satellite to test and verify the calculated orbital stability planned for Lunar Gateway. CAPSTONE was launched on June 28, 2022 aboard a Electron from Mahia. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 4, 2022).

COSPAR 2022-070ANORAD 52914United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: CAPSTONE
International designator: 2022-070A
NORAD catalog number: 52914
GCAT identifier: S52914
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1076

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Commercial
Program: Ames Lunar
Owner: Adv Space
Country: United States
Builder: Terran Orbital
Platform (bus): Cubesat 12U

Launch

Date: June 28, 2022 · 09:55 UTC
Launch record: 2022-070Success
Rocket: Electron
Spaceport: Mahia · pad LC1B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 169 km
Apogee: 1,044 km
Inclination: 39.12°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: July 4, 2022
Last known active: July 2026
End of operations: Jun 30, 2026

Size

Mass: 25 kg
Dry mass: 20 kg
Length: 0.6 m
Diameter: 0.30 m
Span: 2.4 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D01095
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: November 12, 2022
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · November 14, 2022

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jul 4, 2022	Earth	August 2022	Escaped to another body	SEL1
August 2022	SEL1	September 2022	Escaped to another body	Earth
September 2022	Earth	Nov 12, 2022	Escaped to another body	Luna
Nov 14, 2022	Luna	—	In orbit	—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q85160256 (CC0).