Stronger Together

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:38:59

Thursday March 16, 2023

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Mission Details

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Capella 9 & 10

The mission dubbed "Stronger Together" carries Capella Space's Capella 9 and 10 satellites. The improved satellites are about twice as large as the Capella 1 (Denali) prototype to accommodate a bigger sensor aperture for the X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) that can provide high-contrast, low-noise high-resolution sub-0.5 meter imagery. For this, it features a new 3.5-meter aperture deployed mesh-based reflector antenna.

Low Earth Orbit

2 Payloads

224 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Electron/Curie

Active Since 2018


Price

$7.50 million

Rocket

Height: 18m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 320 kg

Liftoff Thrust

224 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.2m

Height: 4.05m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Rocket Lab LC-2 (LP-0C)

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Fastest Turnaround

8 days

Stats

Electron


34th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2023

Rocket Lab


34th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2023

2023


39th

Orbital launch attempt