Earth Observation
CAPELLA-15 (ACADIA-5)
OperationalEarth ObservationLEONORAD 60544
CAPELLA-15 (ACADIA-5) is a United States earth observation satellite, launched on August 16, 2024 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- August 16, 2024 at 06:56 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Transporter 11 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 594 km
- Periapsis
- 587 km
- Inclination
- 97.68°
- Orbital period
- 96.49 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 180 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.5 × 0.3 × 0.3 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2024-149CE
- NORAD catalog №
- 60544
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Operational
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