Capella 11, ..., TBD (Acadia)

Capella 11 [Capella Space]

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.

Nation: USA
Type / Application: Earth observation, radar
Operator: Capella Space
Contractors: Capella Space
Equipment: X-band SAR
Configuration:
Propulsion: None
Power: Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass: ~165 kg
Orbit:
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Capella 11 (Acadia 1) 2023-126A 23.08.2023 OnS LC-1B Electron KS (R)
Capella 12 (Acadia 2) 2023-F09 19.09.2023 OnS LC-1B Electron KS failed
Capella 13 (Acadia 3) 2024-142A 11.08.2024 OnS LC-1B Electron KS
Capella 14 (Acadia 4) 2024-066C 07.04.2024 CCK LC-39A Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with KORSAT 1, Capella 14, QPS-SAR 7, Centauri 6, Hawk 8A-C, 9A-C, TSAT 1A
Capella 15 (Acadia 5) 2024-149CE 16.08.2024 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Capella 15, Tyche, AWS, QPS-SAR 8, Van Zyl 1, Tanager 1, EagleEye, Umbra-SAR 09, 10, ICEYE X33, X39, X40, X43, ŅuSat 48, ..., 50, GNOMES 5, Hawk 10A, 10B, 10C, LUR 1, ION-SCV 012, Sedna 1, Lemur-2 193, ..., 196, Hubble 3, ERNST, CAKRA 1, BRO 14, 15, Connecta-IoT 1, ..., 4, CUAVA 2, Hyperfield 1A, HYPSO 2, Iperdrone.0, Kanyini, Lemu Nge, Φ-sat 2, PTD 4, PTD R, Sateliot 1, 2, 3, 4, Tomorrow S1, 2, TROOP F2, Waratah Seed 1, WREN 1, Flock-4be 1, ..., 36, GNA-3, Lemur-2 191, 192, Nightjar, QUBE, SATORO T2, TORO, UM5-EOSat, UM5-Ribat, Deimos, Lopen, Rock, OreSat 0.5, GaindéSat 1A, Pico 1B-1, ..., 9
Capella 16 (Acadia 6) 2025-188D 26.08.2025 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with NAOS, Capella 16, Pelican 3, 4, Firefly 4, 5, 6, LEAP 1
Capella 17 (Acadia 7) 2025-135BH 23.06.2025 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Nyx Mission Possible, W-Series 4, VanZyl 2, Capella 17, T1DES 1, Arvaker 2, 3, SkyBee A02, Lyra 3, ICEYE X52, ..., X57, IRIDE-MS2-HEO 2, ..., 6, 8, 9, GHGSat C12, C13, Startical IOD-2, ForgeStar 1, GRUS 3α, BIFROST, ElaraSat MMS1, EarthDaily 1, Pulsar 0, ION-SCV 018, Lemur-2 TBD1, TBD2, ION-SCV 020, Otter Pup 2, Hubble 4, 5, Hubble 6, 7, PADRE, BRO 18, AddCube, AE2a, AE3Va, ARCSTONE, Connecta-IoT 9, ..., 12, DUTHSat 2, Hyperfield 1B, MÖBIUS 1, SATMAR, Sejong 2, FossaSat 2E21, JACK 001, PARUS T2, QUICKģ, SATORO T3, TPA 1, Time Flies, UND-ROADS 1, 2, Good Ancestor Kilakila, HORIS 1, 2, RIDUSAT,
Capella 18 (Acadia 8) 2026-004Y 11.01.2026 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Pandora, Aether 3, ..., 12, Capella 18, 19, CarbSAR-IOD, ICEYE X63, X64, Flamingo 1, Umbra-SAR 12, Hawk 13A, 13B, 13C, HyMS-IOD, BlackCAT, Connecta-IoT 13, ..., 16, Hydra 2, SPARCS, Tomorrow S10, S11, Dcubed 1, Lemur-2 237, ..., 244
Capella 19 (Acadia 9) 2026-004X 11.01.2026 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Pandora, Aether 3, ..., 12, Capella 18, 19, CarbSAR-IOD, ICEYE X63, X64, Flamingo 1, Umbra-SAR 12, Hawk 13A, 13B, 13C, HyMS-IOD, BlackCAT, Connecta-IoT 13, ..., 16, Hydra 2, SPARCS, Tomorrow S10, S11, Dcubed 1, Lemur-2 237, ..., 244
Capella 20 (Acadia 10) 2026-067BX 30.03.2026 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Gravitas, FGN-100 d3, HotSat 2, W-Series 6, Vindlér 2.0.1, ..., 2.0.3, Capella 20, ICEYE X71, ..., X76, IRIDE-MS1-EAGLET2 9, ..., 16, ŅuSat 53, 54, Hawk 14A, 14B, 14C, Garai B, SERT 3, Mimir 1, ION-SCV 019, Lusíada 1, ..., 4, Vigoride 7, InspectorSat 1, R5 S10, SpaceVan 002, AEPEX, MARS 1A, 1B, Out Of The Box, Vireon 1, 2, SPOQC, BRO 19, Black Kite 2, ERMIS 3, Flylab 1, T.MicroSat 2, TORO 3, AE1a, AISSat 4, COSMO, Deloitte 2, 3, ERMIS 1, 2, Flylab 2, GEMS2-Amethyst, GENIEedge Atlas, Harbinger, Lilium 4, OptiSat, PARUS 6U1, Sharjah-Sat 2, Io 1, DISCO 2, FossaSat 2E25, Ghostrider, JACK 002, PeakSat, SAL-E, AiglonSat 1, Emisar, TechEdSat 23, Dream Big 1, ..., 6, Unicorn 2R, 2S, SpinnyONE, Decimal-Sat 1, VegaFly 1, FEMTO 1, HelloWorld 1, Lemur-2 247, ..., 253, LUNA 2, PHOBOS, SM 1.2 ?, TROOP F3
Capella TBD4 (Acadia TBD4) - 202x OnS LC-1 Electron KS

Launch Sites:

  • CCK =   NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA   USA
  • OnS =   Onenui Station, Mahia, Wairoa, North Island, New Zealand   New Zealand
  • Va =   Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA   USA

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