CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0414
CAPELLA-6 (WHITNEY)
CAPELLA-6 (WHITNEY) (NORAD 48605) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 March 2024, after 2 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48605
International designator
2021-041BE
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Mar 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 30 Mar 2024
Time in orbit
2 years, 10 months1,049 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
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 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 10 monthsCAPELLA-6 (WHITNEY)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2021-0412021-0297STARLINK-22762022-0220STARLINK-21732022-0961STARLINK-22462024-0030STARLINK-22422024-0625STARLINK-22562024-0682STARLINK-22742024-0694STARLINK-22332024-0740STARLINK-22152024-0741STARLINK-22482024-0756STARLINK-21672024-0924STARLINK-21862025-0003STARLINK-2240In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-30
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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