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GHGSAT-D

DecayedPayloadLEO

GHGSAT-D is a GHGSat, Inc. payload satellite, launched on June 22, 2016 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
June 22, 2016 at 03:55 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV XL
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Cartosat 2C & 19 small satellites

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
140 km
Periapsis
133 km
Inclination
97.04°
Orbital period
87.21 min

Spacecraft

Operator
GHGSat, Inc.
Manufacturer
University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies/ Space Flight Laboratory
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
25 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-040D
NORAD catalog №
41602
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
CanadaCanada
Radar cross-section
0.2 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 9, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 9, 2024
Time in service
8.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed