Capella 2 [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 satellites are about twice as large as the Capella 1 (Denali) prototype to accommodate a bigger sensor aperture for the X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) that can provide high-contrast, low-noise high-resolution sub-0.5 meter imagery. For this, it features a new 3.5 meter aperture deployed mesh-based reflector antenna.
The second satellite, Capella 2 or Sequoia, was launched as the prime passenger on a on an Electron Photon-LEO rocket into a 45° orbit at a nominal altitude of 525 km in late August 2020.
Two more satellites Capella 3 and 4, the first batch of the six satellite Whitney sub-constellation, flew in January 2021 on a multi-satellite ride-share Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) launch.
Two more satellites Capella 5 and 6, the second batch of the Whitney sub-constellation, are to fly in April 2021 on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5).
| Satellite |
COSPAR |
Date |
LS |
|
Launch Vehicle |
Remarks |
| Capella 2 (Capella Sequoia) |
2020-060B |
31.08.2020 |
OnS LC-1A |
|
Electron Photon-LEO |
with First Light |
| Capella 3 (Capella Whitney 1) |
2021-006CE |
24.01.2021 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) |
with Starlink v1.0 R1-1, ..., R1-10, QPS-SAR 2, Capella 4, ICEYE X8, X9, XR 1, GHGSat C2, Hawk 2A, 2B, 2C, Sherpa-FX 1, ION-SCV 002, AII-Charlie, Hiber 4, ASELSAT, PIXL 1, SOMP 2b, IDEASSat, YUSAT 1, UVSQ-SAT, V-R3x 1, 2, 3, Flock-4s 1, ..., 48, Kepler 8, ..., 15, Astrocast 0101, ..., 0105, SpaceBEE 40, ..., 75, Lemur-2 130, ..., 137, PTD 1, Prometheus-2 10, ARCE 1A, 1B, 1C |
| Capella 4 (Capella Whitney 2) |
2021-006BW |
24.01.2021 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) |
with Starlink v1.0 R1-1, ..., R1-10, QPS-SAR 2, Capella 3, ICEYE X8, X9, XR 1, GHGSat C2, Hawk 2A, 2B, 2C, Sherpa-FX 1, ION-SCV 002, AII-Charlie, Hiber 4, ASELSAT, PIXL 1, SOMP 2b, IDEASSat, YUSAT 1, UVSQ-SAT, V-R3x 1, 2, 3, Flock-4s 1, ..., 48, Kepler 8, ..., 15, Astrocast 0101, ..., 0105, SpaceBEE 40, ..., 75, Lemur-2 130, ..., 137, PTD 1, Prometheus-2 10, ARCE 1A, 1B, 1C |
| Capella 5 (Capella Whitney 3) |
2021-059AL |
30.06.2021 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) |
with Starlink v1.5 R1-1, ..., R1-3, Umbra-SAR 2001, YAM 2, YAM 3, ÑuSat 19, ..., 22, ICEYE X11, X12, X13, X15, TUBIN, Mandrake 2A, 2B, GNOMES 2, LINCS 1, 2, PACE 1, TROPICS 01, D2/AtlaCom 1, EG 3, Centauri 4, Lemur-2 140, ..., 145, SpaceBEE 88, ..., 111, SpaceBEENZ 7, ..., 10, Sherpa-FX 2, Lynk 06, Hawk 3A, 3B, 3C, Astrocast 0201, ..., 0205, Painani 2, Sherpa-LTE 1, Tenzing, Aurora, Arthur 1, Faraday Phoenix, KSF 1A, ..., 1D, Tiger 2, ION-SCV 003, NAPA 2, Spartan, Neptuno, W-Cube, Ghalib, QMR-KWT |
| Capella 6 (Capella Whitney 4) |
2021-041BE |
15.05.2021 |
CCK LC-39A |
|
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) |
with Starlink v1.0 L26-1, ..., L26-52, GeoStare 2 |
| Capella 7 (Capella Whitney 5) |
2022-002CS |
13.01.2022 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) |
with Umbra 02, Capella 7, 8, ICEYE X14, X16, Sich 2-1, ION-SCV 004, Dodona, STORK 1, 2, LabSat, SW1FT, VZLUSAT 2, ETV A1, BRO 5, HYPSO 1, Kepler 16, ..., 19, Flock-4x 1, ..., 44, FOREST 1, Lemur-2 149, 150, Lemur-2 146, 147, DEWA-Sat 1, NuX 1, IRIS A, MDASat 1a, 1b, 1c, Gossamer Piccolomini, Tevel 1, ..., 8, Challenger, Delfi-PQ 1, Unicorn 2A, 2D, 2E, FossaSat 2E1, ..., 2E6, MDQube-SAT 1, SATLLA 2A, 2B, Unicorn 1, EASAT 2, HADES, Grizu-263a, PION-BR 1, SanoSat 1, Tartan-Artibeus 1, USA 320, ..., 323 |
| Capella 8 (Capella Whitney 6) |
2022-002CR |
13.01.2022 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) |
with Umbra 02, Capella 7, 8, ICEYE X14, X16, Sich 2-1, ION-SCV 004, Dodona, STORK 1, 2, LabSat, SW1FT, VZLUSAT 2, ETV A1, BRO 5, HYPSO 1, Kepler 16, ..., 19, Flock-4x 1, ..., 44, FOREST 1, Lemur-2 149, 150, Lemur-2 146, 147, DEWA-Sat 1, NuX 1, IRIS A, MDASat 1a, 1b, 1c, Gossamer Piccolomini, Tevel 1, ..., 8, Challenger, Delfi-PQ 1, Unicorn 2A, 2D, 2E, FossaSat 2E1, ..., 2E6, MDQube-SAT 1, SATLLA 2A, 2B, Unicorn 1, EASAT 2, HADES, Grizu-263a, PION-BR 1, SanoSat 1, Tartan-Artibeus 1, USA 320, ..., 323 |
| Capella 9 (Capella Whitney 7) |
2023-035C |
16.03.2023 |
WI LA-0C |
|
Electron KS |
with Capella 10 |
| Capella 10 (Capella Whitney 8) |
2023-035B |
16.03.2023 |
WI LA-0C |
|
Electron KS |
with Capella 9 |
