# W-Series Capsule at Low Earth Orbit (LEO): deployment

Canonical ID: `d55ad3a6-7099-4c2e-ba43-8ffadbdc130f`

## Key facts

- **Mission:** W-3
- **Outcome:** Landed Koonibba, South Australia, 2025-05-13 after ~8.5 weeks on orbit (third consecutive successful recovery)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-05_

- **Slug:** varda-w3-leo-2025
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [W-Series Capsule](/models/varda-w-series-capsule.md) (id: `54b41b5e-ad03-4ced-b4d0-4fa32fbc1c58`)
- **Company:** [Varda Space Industries](/companies/varda-space.md) (id: `b97cea69-4bd5-4a2e-93ce-e1a856bf9e68`)
- **Location:** [Low Earth Orbit (LEO)](/locations/low-earth-orbit.md) (id: `c2b414a6-3f5d-4862-8aee-c7bf3198b271`)
- **First seen:** 2025-05-13T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/thats-a-hat-trick-varda-successfully-returns-3rd-space-capsule-from-orbit

## Common questions

### What is the W-Series Capsule deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?

W-Series Capsule, built by Varda Space Industries, is recorded as a deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the DEPLOY registry. Varda Space Industries operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates W-Series Capsule at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?

Varda Space Industries, the manufacturer of W-Series Capsule, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the W-Series Capsule deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting May 13, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the W-Series Capsule deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the W-Series Capsule deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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