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Capella-1
American synthetic aperture radar satellite. Capella-1 was launched on December 3, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 25, 2023).
COSPAR 2018-099AKNORAD 43791United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Denali
- Common name
- Capella-1
- Payload designation
- Capella 1
- International designator
- 2018-099AK
- NORAD catalog number
- 43791
- GCAT identifier
- S43791
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/924
Mission
- Mission type
- Radar imaging
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Capella
- Owner
- Capella Space
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Capella Space Corp.
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 12U
Launch
- Date
- December 3, 2018 · 18:34 UTC
- Launch record
- 2018-099Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 573 km
- Apogee
- 591 km
- Inclination
- 97.77°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- January 25, 2023
- Last known active
- Dec 3, 2018
- End of operations
- January 2023
Size
- Mass
- 30 kg
- Dry mass
- 30 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.20 m
- Span
- 3.2 m
Launched together
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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q124124084 (CC0).