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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CARelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.100 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 GHGSAT-C1
1 46278U 20061G 26016.99070285 .00026586 00000-0 31884-3 0 9995
2 46278 97.2270 98.2525 0001092 186.3034 173.8211 15.60899604299814Epoch: 2026-01-16T23:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-16T23:46:36.726Z)
Latitude
0.00008°
Longitude
-14.82259°
Altitude
388.942 km
Speed
7.676 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 33m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:17:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
382.699 km
Perigee altitude
381.223 km
Semi-major axis
6,760.098 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
97.227°
RAAN
98.2525°
Arg. of periapsis
186.3034°
True anomaly
173.82245°
Mean anomaly
173.8211°
Eccentric anomaly
173.82177°
Mean motion
3.90493 °/min
Orbital period
92.19 mins
BSTAR
0.00031884
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2020 (2020-09-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-01-18 05:09:46.552Z | 139.78° SSE | 2026-01-18 05:10:46.552Z | 97.972° ESE | 37.976° | 2026-01-18 05:13:46.552Z | 358.522° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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