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GHGSAT-C1, 46278

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GHGSAT-C1, 46278 is a payload satellite owned by GHG (CA) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 03 Sep 2020 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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.

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Identifier

46278, 2020-061G

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

GHGSat Inc. (CA)

Manufacturer

UTIAS-SFL

Mission

Operational Commercial Earth Obs Sci

Bus & Motor

NEMO-V1, Unknown motor

Mass

15 kg wet, 15 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-09-03 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.100 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 GHGSAT-C1
1 46278U 20061G   26120.28628258  .00036164  00000-0  32709-3 0  9992
2 46278  97.2118 203.9598 0001961 164.9207 195.2113 15.68015240315967

Epoch: 2026-04-30T06:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T06:52:14.814Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-117.33698°

Altitude

369.018 km

Speed

7.687 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 35m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:58:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

362.796 km

Perigee altitude

360.153 km

Semi-major axis

6,739.612 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

97.2118°

RAAN

203.9598°

Arg. of periapsis

164.9207°

True anomaly

195.20541°

Mean anomaly

195.2113°

Eccentric anomaly

195.20835°

Mean motion

3.92275 °/min

Orbital period

91.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00032709

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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2020 (2020-09-03 UTC)

NAPA-1, 46320

SPACEBEE-17, 46306 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4V 19, 46609 (Decayed)

NEMO-HD, 46277

FLOCK 4V 4, 46314 (Decayed)

3CAT-5/A (TYVAK-0161), 46292

ATHENA, 46275

3CAT-5/B (TYVAK-0162), 46293

FLOCK 4V 23, 46737 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4V 22, 46735 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 ETHANOAKES, 46298 (Decayed)

TRISAT, 46280 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4V 5, 46290 (Decayed)

SIMBA, 46279 (Decayed)

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GHGSAT-C1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2026-04-30 18:09:09.186Z	29.233° NE	2026-04-30 18:11:09.186Z	88.818° E	34.548°	2026-04-30 18:13:09.186Z	166.868° S
4 mins	2026-05-01 05:59:09.186Z	203.928° SW	2026-05-01 06:01:09.186Z	282.928° WNW	29.132°	2026-05-01 06:03:09.186Z	328.591° NNW

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GHGSAT-C1, 46278

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T06:52:14.814Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2020 (2020-09-03 UTC)

GHGSAT-C1 Visibility forecast

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