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Capella 5
S3080, also called Whitney 3
General
Designation
48913 / 21059AL
Launch date
30 Jun 2021
Country of origin
United States
Mission
Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee
526/543 km
Inclination
97.5°
Period
95.2 min
Launch vehicle
Falcon
#131
SAR operating at 9600 MHz +/- 300 MHz
Downlink: centered at 8212.5 MHz (337.5 MHz wide)
TT&C: downlink: center at 8027 MHz (1.4 MHz wide); uplink: center at 2036 MHz (1.4 MHz wide)
Inter-satellite link with Inmarsat: transmit 1525-1559 MHz, receive 1626.5-1660 MHz
Equipped with Phase Four's Maxwell engine (19 x 13.5 x 19cm and under 6 kg plasma propulsion system)
End of life
Decay
23 Feb 2023
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