● ORBIT ING-NOW

GHGSAT-D

NORAD 41602 · COSPAR 2016-040D · REENTRY☠️ RIP
GHGSAT-D reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).
Orbit: #47246 @ 168 x 174 km x 97.039 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2024-12-08 15:14 UTC · 16082.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
GHGSAT-D
1 41602U 16040D 24343.63519485 .07863260 23291-5 80663-3 0 9991
2 41602 97.0390 25.5918 0005026 260.0219 100.0513 16.37972071472462
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
June 22nd 2016
Spacecraft age
10 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
GHGSat, Inc.
Purpose
Earth Science
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Launch vehicle
PSLV XL
Contractor
University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies/ Space Flight Laboratory
Launch mass
15 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.039°
Period
87.91 min
Perigee
168 km
Apogee
174 km
Eccentricity
0.0005026
RAAN
25.5918°
Arg of Perigee
260.0219°
Mean Motion
16.37972071 rev/d