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CAPSTONE

Jun 28, 2022, 9:55 AM UTC · Launch Successful

Mission stages

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Published target: May 25, 2022, 7:00 PM UTC
NASA Capstone Pre-Launch News Conference
Event record
Jun 28, 2022, 9:55 AM UTC
CAPSTONE
Launch Successful
Published target: Jul 4, 2022, 6:56 AM UTC
CAPSTONE TLI Burn and Deployment
Event record

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Previous recorded flight of the same rocket configuration: There and Back Again (Rideshare), May 2, 2022, 10:49 PM UTC.

Published flight records. A dash means the source has not supplied a value.
Field	Previous flight	This flight
Mission	There and Back Again (Rideshare)	CAPSTONEDifferent
Purpose	Dedicated Rideshare	Planetary ScienceDifferent
Orbit	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Lunar OrbitDifferent
Launch site	Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand	Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Vehicle	Electron	Electron
Spacecraft	—	—
Booster	26	27Different

booster

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