Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)

Launch information

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Mission description

Payload consists of 2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites for Capella Space. These 100-kg class satellites will expand Capella’s existing SAR constellation, increasing imaging capacity to meet growing customer demand.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)’.

Launch image Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 16, 2023, 10:38 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Stronger Together (Capella 9-10) (LEO)

Launcher

Rocket Lab

Rocket

Electron

Location

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
55909 CAPELLA-10 (WHITNEY) LEO 43.97 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
55910 CAPELLA-9 (WHITNEY) LEO 43.96 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6407

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Location Launch

#75

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Pad Launch

#2

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Agency Launch

#34

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Orbital Launch

#39

Year 2023

Location Launch

#2

Year 2023

Pad Launch

#2

Year 2023

Agency Launch

#2

Year 2023

Latest news about the launch

News about the space mission ‘Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.

News about space launch Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)
Rocket Lab deploys two Capella radar satellites after launch from Virginia

Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher delivered two all-weather radar Earth observation satellites into orbit for Capella Space Thursday night after liftoff from Wallops Island, Virginia, successfully completing the company’s second flight from the U.S. spacepor...

News about space launch Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)
Electron launches two Capella Space radar satellites

Rocket Lab launched its second Electron rocket from Virginia March 16, placing two Capella Space radar imaging satellites into orbit.

News about space launch Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)
Rocket Lab launches pair of Capella satellites from Wallops

Rocket Lab, which opened its 2023 campaign with the inauguration of its first US-based launch pad, has launched its second consecutive mission from Launch Complex 2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Liftoff of the “Stronger Together” mission ...


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