CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1529
CAPELLA-7 (WHITNEY)
CAPELLA-7 (WHITNEY) (NORAD 51072) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 August 2023, after 1 year, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51072
International designator
2022-002CS
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jan 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Aug 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 7 months590 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
112 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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 7 monthsCAPELLA-7 (WHITNEY)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Aug 2023
11 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-002
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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