SDSAT - Norad ID: 47489
| Spacetrack Directory Name | CAPELLA-3 (WHITNEY) |
| Alternative name | SDSAT |
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| Days in orbit | 763 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| WWW | Here |
| Perigee | 513 km |
| Apogee | 526 km |
CAPELLA-3 (WHITNEY), 47489 was a payload satellite owned by Capella Space (US) that was launched on Sun, 24 Jan 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.