Electron | A Sky Full of SARs (Capella Acadia 3)

Launch information

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Mission description

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | A Sky Full of SARs (Capella Acadia 3)’.

Launch image Electron | A Sky Full of SARs (Capella Acadia 3)

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Aug. 11, 2024, 1:18 p.m.

Timezone: Pacific/Auckland

Launch authority

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

Mission

A Sky Full of SARs (Capella Acadia 3) (LEO)

Launcher

Rocket Lab

Rocket

Electron

Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Electron | A Sky Full of SARs (Capella Acadia 3)’ 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
60419 CAPELLA-13 (ACADIA) LEO 53.01 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Electron | A Sky Full of SARs (Capella Acadia 3)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6735

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Location Launch

#48

To this date

Pad Launch

#22

To this date

Agency Launch

#52

To this date

Orbital Launch

#146

Year 2024

Location Launch

#9

Year 2024

Pad Launch

#9

Year 2024

Agency Launch

#10

Year 2024

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Rocket Lab launches Capella Space SAR satellite

Rocket Lab launched a Capella Space radar imaging satellite Aug. 11 on a mission that illustrated the flexibility offered by, but also the challenges facing, small launch vehicles.


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