CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0412
CAPELLA-2
CAPELLA-2 (NORAD 46269) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 February 2023, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46269
International designator
2020-060B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
31 Aug 2020Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Feb 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months911 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
45.1°N to 45.1°SFinal inclination 45.1°
Mass
100 kg
Operator
Capella Space
Built by
Capella Space
Bus
Sequoia
Programme
Capella
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 45.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 45.1°N and 45.1°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 5 monthsCAPELLA-2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Feb 2023
27 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-060
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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