Job

CAPSTONE 02 (Advanced Space for NASA)

Mixed build · Advanced Space for NASA · CAPSTONE 02

Two identical ~400 kg-class spacecraft.

Schematic

Terran Orbital buses, Stellar Exploration chemical propulsion, the Lawrence Livermore imager, Space Dynamics Laboratory radios, three NASA navigation programs, and the NASA CEPS radiation sensor sit under this pair.

Who built it

BuilderAdvanced SpaceMixed build · Advanced Space for NASA

BuyerNASA

In this suite

CEPS radiation sensor (NASA)

NASA Compact Electron Proton Spectrometer. · NASA

Chemical propulsion (Stellar Exploration)

Stellar Exploration delivers the chemical propulsion on both CAPSTONE 02 spacecraft. · Stellar Exploration

Optical imager (Lawrence Livermore)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory supplies the optical imaging payload on the CAPSTONE 02 pair. · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Radios (Space Dynamics Laboratory)

Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory supplies the communications system on CAPSTONE 02, including direct-to-Earth radios and the crosslink between the two spacecraft. · Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory

Three NASA navigation programs

Three NASA navigation software suites fly on CAPSTONE 02 and collect data on the slow path from Earth into lunar orbit. · NASA

Two 400 kg spacecraft (Terran Orbital)

Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company, designs and builds both identical 400 kg (882 lb) CAPSTONE 02 spacecraft. · Terran Orbital