Capella-6

American synthetic aperture radar satellite. Capella-6 was launched on May 15, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 30, 2024).

COSPAR 2021-041BENORAD 48605United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Capella 6
Common name: Capella-6
Payload designation: Whitney 4
International designator: 2021-041BE
NORAD catalog number: 48605
GCAT identifier: S48605
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1010

Mission

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

Launch

Date: May 15, 2021 · 22:56 UTC
Launch record: 2021-041Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 566 km
Apogee: 587 km
Inclination: 53.04°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 30, 2024
Last known active: September 2022
End of operations: March 2023

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q124124533 (CC0).