CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1562
CAPELLA-8 (WHITNEY)
CAPELLA-8 (WHITNEY) (NORAD 51071) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 September 2023, after 1 year, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51071
International designator
2022-002CR
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jan 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Sep 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 7 months601 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-8 (WHITNEY)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Sep 2023
14 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-002
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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