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
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: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 GHGSAT-C1
1 46278U 20061G 25287.90575451 .00023999 00000-0 35531-3 0 9998
2 46278 97.2385 2.6892 0001656 185.0150 175.1089 15.55276628285168Epoch: 2025-10-14T21:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-14T21:44:17.189Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
12.9301°
Altitude
405.61 km
Speed
7.667 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 10m 45s
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
10:36:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
399.383 km
Perigee altitude
397.138 km
Semi-major axis
6,776.397 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
97.2385°
RAAN
2.6892°
Arg. of periapsis
185.015°
True anomaly
175.11052°
Mean anomaly
175.1089°
Eccentric anomaly
175.10971°
Mean motion
3.89085 °/min
Orbital period
92.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00035531
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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 | 2025-10-15 18:22:17.079Z | 347.352° N | 2025-10-15 18:24:17.079Z | 289.482° WNW | 30.525° | 2025-10-15 18:26:17.079Z | 226.235° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-16 04:46:17.079Z | 127.462° SE | 2025-10-16 04:48:17.079Z | 54.503° ENE | 28.804° | 2025-10-16 04:50:17.079Z | 9.885° NNE |
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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