GHGSAT-C2, 47509
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GHGSAT-C2, 47509 is a payload satellite owned by GHG (CA) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 24 Jan 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 GHGSAT-C2
1 47509U 21006DA 25347.09193790 .00010134 00000-0 29938-3 0 9996
2 47509 97.2446 32.5566 0006912 111.2998 248.8985 15.35116909271278Epoch: 2025-12-13T02:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T02:12:23.434Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-82.56522°
Altitude
465.394 km
Speed
7.633 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 10m 13s
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
18:48:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
462.237 km
Perigee altitude
452.787 km
Semi-major axis
6,835.649 km
Eccentricity
0.00069
Inclination
97.2446°
RAAN
32.5566°
Arg. of periapsis
111.2998°
True anomaly
248.82463°
Mean anomaly
248.8985°
Eccentric anomaly
248.86156°
Mean motion
3.84037 °/min
Orbital period
93.74 mins
BSTAR
0.00029938
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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2021 (2021-01-24 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-C2 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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| 6 mins | 2025-12-14 03:21:28.699Z | 173.893° S | 2025-12-14 03:24:28.699Z | 233.01° WSW | 43.336° | 2025-12-14 03:27:28.699Z | 343.042° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-14 16:19:28.699Z | 353.571° N | 2025-12-14 16:21:28.699Z | 271.741° WNW | 38.823° | 2025-12-14 16:24:28.699Z | 207.295° SW |
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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