Key statistics
Satellite CAPELLA-10 (WHITNEY) at a glance.
Uptime
781
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
44.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CAPELLA-10 (WHITNEY).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CAPELLA-10 (WHITNEY)
International designator: 2023-035B
Object number (NORAD): 55909
Object ID (CCSDS): 55909
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Decay date: May 5, 2025
Period: 88.376 minutes
Inclination: 43.9665 deg
SMA: 6572.306 km
Apoapsis: 201.615 km
Periapsis: 186.726 km
RAAN: 62.2216 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011327
Argument of periapsis: 191.8989 deg
Mean anomaly: 221.0678 deg
Mean motion: 16.29394026 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.17941359 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.003896 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 5, 2025, 1:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 12:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CAPELLA-10 (WHITNEY)
TLE line 1: 1 55909U 23035B 25125.01565429 .17941359 95548-5 38960-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 55909 43.9665 62.2216 0011327 191.8989 221.0678 16.29394026117828
Live tracking on map
Satellite CAPELLA-10 (WHITNEY) has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite CAPELLA-10 (WHITNEY) has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
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.
CAPELLA-10 (WHITNEY) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on March 16, 2023, 10:38 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C).
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Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 16, 2023, 10:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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Latest news about this satellite
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...
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.
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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