Capella 11 [Capella Space]
Official name CAPELLA-14 (ACADIA)
Alternative name Capella 14
Cospar ID 2024-066C
Norad ID 59444
Launch date 2024-04-07
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization USA
Type application Earth observation, radar
Operator Capella Space
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 96
Inclination (deg) 45.61
Perigee (km) 563
Apogee (km) 571
Eccentricity 0.00705467372134039
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15
Semi-Major axis (km) 6945.135
Raan (deg) 121.3122
Arg of perigee (deg) 45.5068
Shape Box + 1 Pan + 1 Dish + 1 Rod
Mass (kg) 112
Height (m) 0.5
Width (m) 0.3
Depth (m) 0.3
Span (m^2) 3.5
Contractors Capella Space
Equipment X-band SAR
Propulsion None
Power Solar cells, batteries

Capella Space of California is developing the Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. They are planned to operate in a 30 satellite constellation.

The improved Acadia satellites increase radar bandwidth from 500 to 700 megahertz and power by more than 40 percent compared to the Capella 2nd generation satellites. For Acadia, Capella is upgrading the payload downlink antenna to reduce the time between ground contact and imaging. Acadia satellites also will be equipped with Mynaric optical communications terminals, which are compatible with the interoperability standard established by the Pentagon?s Space Development Agency - a move designed to reduce the time from imagery collection to downlinking.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CAPELLA-11 (ACADIA) 2023-126A 2023-08-23 RLLC Electron KS (R)
CAPELLA-14 (ACADIA) 2024-066C 2024-04-07 AFETR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with KORSAT 1, Capella 14, QPS-SAR 7, Centauri 6, Hawk 8A-C, 9A-C, TSAT 1A