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Capella 11, ..., TBD (Acadia)
Capella 11 [Capella Space]
Capella Space of California is developing the Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. They are planned to operate in a 30 satellite constellation.
The improved Acadia satellites increase radar bandwidth from 500 to 700 megahertz and power by more than 40 percent compared to the Capella 2nd generation satellites. For Acadia, Capella is upgrading the payload downlink antenna to reduce the time between ground contact and imaging. Acadia satellites also will be equipped with Mynaric optical communications terminals, which are compatible with the interoperability standard established by the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency - a move designed to reduce the time from imagery collection to downlinking.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation, radar |
| Operator: | Capella Space |
| Contractors: | Capella Space |
| Equipment: | X-band SAR |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | ~165 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capella 11 (Capella Acadia 1) | 2023-126A | 23.08.2023 | OnS LC-1B | Electron KS (R) | ||
| Capella 12 (Capella Acadia 2) | 2023-F09 | 19.09.2023 | OnS LC-1B | Electron KS | failed | |
| Capella 14 (Capella Acadia 4) | 2024-066 | 07.04.2024 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with 425 Project SAR Sat 1, Capella 14, QPS-SAR 7, Centauri 6, Hawk 8A-C, 9A-C, TSAT 1A | |
| Capella TBD3 (Capella Acadia TBD3) | - | 2024 | OnS LC-1 | Electron KS | ||
| Capella TBD4 (Capella Acadia TBD4) | - | 2024 | OnS LC-1 | Electron KS | ||
| Capella TBD6 (Capella Acadia 5) | - | 2024 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with W-Series 2 (Winnebago 2), YAC 1-1, Capella TBD6, QPS-SAR 8, AWS, EagleEye, Umbra-SAR 09, 10, YAM 7, MuSat 3, GNOMES 5, LUR 1, PExT, ThinkOrbital F2, ION-SCV 012, Impulse 2, Hubble 3, Dione, Kanyini, PTD 4, PTD 5, Kaladin, CroCube | |
| Capella TBD7 (Capella Acadia TBD7) | - | 202x | ||||
| Capella TBD8 (Capella Acadia TBD8) | - | 2024 |
References:
- Capella Space: Website
- Space News: Capella unveils a new generation of radar satellites, 10 August 2022
Further Capella missions:
