Capella-5

American synthetic aperture radar satellite. Capella-5 was launched on June 30, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 23, 2023).

COSPAR 2021-059ALNORAD 48913United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Capella 5
Common name: Capella-5
Payload designation: Whitney 3
International designator: 2021-059AL
NORAD catalog number: 48913
GCAT identifier: S48913
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1024

Mission

Mission type: Radar imaging
Use: Commercial
Program: Capella
Owner: Capella Space
Country: United States
Builder: Capella Space Corp.
Platform (bus): Sequoia

Launch

Date: June 30, 2021 · 19:31 UTC
Launch record: 2021-059Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 521 km
Apogee: 536 km
Inclination: 97.52°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: February 23, 2023
Last known active: Jun 30, 2021
End of operations: February 2023

Size

Mass: 112 kg
Dry mass: 90 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.30 m
Span: 3.5 m

Launched together

Umbra 01Radar imaging · Umbra Labs Mandrake 2 AbleCommunications · SDA Mandrake 2 BakerCommunications · SDA QMR-KWTTechnology · Orbital Space KW SPARTANTechnology · Endurosat

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q124124202 (CC0).