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GHGSAT-C6, 56204

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GHGSAT-C6, 56204 is a payload satellite owned by GHG (CA) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 Apr 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

56204, 2023-054AC

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

GHGSat Inc. (CA)

Manufacturer

UTIAS-SFL

Mission

Operational Commercial Science

Bus & Motor

NEMO-V1, Unknown motor

Mass

15 kg wet, 15 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-04-15 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.100 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 GHGSAT-C6
1 56204U 23054AC  25241.23598772  .00014304  00000-0  32441-3 0  9997
2 56204  97.3212 142.6675 0009932  38.5784 321.6172 15.43126726133288

Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:39:49.339Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

80.02438°

Altitude

434.708 km

Speed

7.654 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 30m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

16:53:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

440.585 km

Perigee altitude

427.054 km

Semi-major axis

6,811.956 km

Eccentricity

0.00099

Inclination

97.3212°

RAAN

142.6675°

Arg. of periapsis

38.5784°

True anomaly

321.54646°

Mean anomaly

321.6172°

Eccentric anomaly

321.58184°

Mean motion

3.86043 °/min

Orbital period

93.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00032441

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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2023 (2023-04-15 UTC)

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LEMUR 2 ROMEO-N-LEO, 56206 (Decayed)

PLEIADES YEARLING, 56207 (Decayed)

TAIFA-1, 56208 (Decayed)

GHGSAT-C7, 56209

CONNECTA T2.1, 56210

INSPIRE-SAT 7, 56211 (Decayed)

ROSEYCUBESAT-1, 56212 (Decayed)

SAPLING GIGANTEUM, 56213 (Decayed)

LS3C, 56214 (Decayed)

VCUB1, 56215 (Decayed)

GHGSAT-C6 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	2025-08-30 05:35:03.495Z	55.046° ENE	2025-08-30 05:37:03.495Z	96.405° ESE	17.119°	2025-08-30 05:39:03.495Z	136.429° SSE
5 mins	2025-08-30 17:36:03.495Z	170.728° S	2025-08-30 17:38:03.495Z	321.262° NNW	44.262°	2025-08-30 17:41:03.495Z	346.831° N