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Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)

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Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)

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Thursday March 16 2023, 22:38:59 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleElectron
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
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Mission

Payload consists of 2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites for Capella Space. These 100-kg class satellites will expand Capella’s existing SAR constellation, increasing imaging capacity to meet growing customer demand.

Quick facts

VehicleElectron
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
SiteWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
WindowThursday March 16 2023, 22:00:00 UTC→Friday March 17 2023, 00:00:00 UTC
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Trajectory unknown
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
37.833, -75.488
Scrub riskLOW
Go87%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go87%LL2 Go95%Wind4 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud100%Temp24°C

Limiting rule: Vehicle-load wind shear — vector wind change per meter of altitude in the max-Q regime. Flagged when shear exceeds typical Falcon 9 / Atlas V structural margin. (max at 44,334 ft)

0.0 ≥ 0.025 /s shear (1 km window, 1.5–55 kft band)