Earth Observation
CAPELLA-13 (ACADIA-3)
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
CAPELLA-13 (ACADIA-3) is a United States earth observation satellite, launched on August 11, 2024 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- August 11, 2024 at 01:18 PM UTC
- Launch site
- RLLB
- Launched by
- Electron →
- Operator
- Rocket Lab
- Mission
- A Sky Full of SARs (Capella Acadia 3)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 606 km
- Periapsis
- 604 km
- Inclination
- 53°
- Orbital period
- 96.8 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 180 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2024-142A
- NORAD catalog №
- 60419
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States
- Status
- Operational
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