I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical

Sequoia is a 100 kg class microsatellite and will be positioned in a 45-degree inclination. This mid-inclination allows Capella to give its customers immediate access to rapid coverage of important regions, including the Middle East, Korea, Japan, Europe, South East Asia, Africa, and the US. Like all of the Capella satellites, Sequoia will be able to see through clouds and in the dark and detect sub-0.5 meter changes on Earth’s surface. When fully deployed, the satellite constellation will offer hourly coverage of every point on Earth.

The Photon third stage for this mission demonstrated its ability to act as a kick stage and satellite.