CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0393
CAPELLA-3 (WHITNEY)
CAPELLA-3 (WHITNEY) (NORAD 47489) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 February 2023 over the Southern Ocean, after 2 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47489
International designator
2021-006CE
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Jan 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Feb 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 1 month763 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
112 kg
Operator
Capella Space
Built by
Capella Space
Bus
Sequoia
Programme
Capella
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 68.0°S, 120.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 1 monthCAPELLA-3 (WHITNEY)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Feb 2023
1 entryFrom the same launch
2021-006
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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