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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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Identifier

47509, 2021-006DA

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)

2021-01-24 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 GHGSAT-C2
1 47509U 21006DA  26255.05786833  .00004395  00000-0  11716-3 0  9994
2 47509  97.2064 300.8513 0004315 193.4228 166.6904 15.38672394313206

Epoch: 2026-09-12T01:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-12T01:23:19.823Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-71.05362°

Altitude

456.023 km

Speed

7.637 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 03m 24s

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

09:13:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

449.912 km

Perigee altitude

444.022 km

Semi-major axis

6,825.104 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

97.2064°

RAAN

300.8513°

Arg. of periapsis

193.4228°

True anomaly

166.70178°

Mean anomaly

166.6904°

Eccentric anomaly

166.69609°

Mean motion

3.84928 °/min

Orbital period

93.52 mins

BSTAR

0.00011716

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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2021 (2021-01-24 UTC)

FLOCK 4S 41, 47698 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2201, 47415 (Decayed)

CAPELLA-4 (WHITNEY), 47481 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 3, 47494 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 30, 47544 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-66, 48628 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-70, 48632 (Decayed)

KEPLER-8 (AMAROK), 47476 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 46, 47684 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 47, 47685 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 37, 47522 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-56, 47468 (Decayed)

KEPLER-15 (SUDORMRF), 47461 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-61, 47431 (Decayed)

NASA PTD-1, 47482 (Decayed)

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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.
4 mins	2026-09-13 02:30:54.095Z	112.245° ESE	2026-09-13 02:32:54.095Z	65.577° ENE	22.3°	2026-09-13 02:34:54.095Z	24.067° NE
4 mins	2026-09-13 15:25:54.095Z	53.959° ENE	2026-09-13 15:27:54.095Z	108.697° ESE	25.516°	2026-09-13 15:29:54.095Z	150.283° SSE

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GHGSAT-C2, 47509

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-12T01:23:19.823Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2021 (2021-01-24 UTC)

GHGSAT-C2 Visibility forecast

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