Satellite · NORAD 46278 · COSPAR 2020-061G
GHGSAT-C1
- Operator Canada
- Constellation —
- Country Canada
Altitude now
350.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.70km/s
Inclination
97.21°
Period
91.0 min
91.0 min
Perigee
324km
Apogee
326km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:25 UTC (7.3 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 70.703° S
- Longitude
- 62.773° E
- Altitude
- 350.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.697 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:25 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- CA · Canada
- Country
- Canada CA
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 03 Sept 2020
- COSPAR launch id
- 2020-061
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- NUSAT-6 (HYPATIA)46272PayloadDecayed
- ESAIL46273PayloadDecayed
- ION-MK0146274PayloadDecayed
- ATHENA46275PayloadActive
- UPMSAT-246276PayloadDecayed
- NEMO-HD46277PayloadActive
- SIMBA46279PayloadDecayed
- TRISAT46280PayloadDecayed
- PICASSO-BEL46281PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 4V-946282PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 4V-1246283PayloadDecayed
- DIDO 346284PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → CA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → CA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 46278
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2020-061G
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX2MW147E7D5J081A7C
- Canonical slug
- ghgsat-c1-46278
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.