CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0674
CAPELLA-9 (WHITNEY)
CAPELLA-9 (WHITNEY) (NORAD 55910) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 March 2025, after 2 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55910
International designator
2023-035C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Mar 2023Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Mar 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years744 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
44.0°N to 44.0°SFinal inclination 44.0°
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 44.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 44.0°N and 44.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 yearsCAPELLA-9 (WHITNEY)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 Mar 2025
16 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-035
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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