Key statistics
Satellite CAPELLA-9 (WHITNEY) at a glance.
Uptime
744
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-9 (WHITNEY).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CAPELLA-9 (WHITNEY)
International designator: 2023-035C
Object number (NORAD): 55910
Object ID (CCSDS): 55910
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Decay date: March 29, 2025
Period: 88.359 minutes
Inclination: 43.9596 deg
SMA: 6571.454 km
Apoapsis: 202.811 km
Periapsis: 183.826 km
RAAN: 253.9299 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0014445
Argument of periapsis: 305.9146 deg
Mean anomaly: 207.0555 deg
Mean motion: 16.29710962 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.1908337 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0039673 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: March 28, 2025, 11:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: March 28, 2025, 8:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CAPELLA-9 (WHITNEY)
TLE line 1: 1 55910U 23035C 25087.85388375 .19083370 98524-5 39673-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 55910 43.9596 253.9299 0014445 305.9146 207.0555 16.29710962112318
Live tracking on map
Satellite CAPELLA-9 (WHITNEY) has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite CAPELLA-9 (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-9 (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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