Gaspard

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2023-054AHLaunched 4/15/2023

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transporter-7
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 4/15/2023

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 502.5 km
Inclination: 97.42 deg
Dry Mass: 15 kg
Total Mass: 15 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Organizations

Operator: GHGSat
Manufacturer: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

Constellation

Name: GHGSat
Active Satellites: 12

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2023-054AH
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1145

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Rwanda Space Agency Chief Executive Officer Gaspard Twagirayezu says the space sector has a direct role in developing monitoring, prediction, and resilience tools for communities.

GeneralValue 1.5Apr 30, 2026Kigali to host IAF Global Space Conference on Climate Change in June 2026

Mey-Lin (C6), Gaspard (C7), and Océane (C8) completed testing in December and will travel to their launch site in California later 2023-03.

Plan

Mey-Lin, Gaspard, and Océane completed testing in December and will travel to their launch site in California later 2023-02.

PlanValue 3.0Feb 27, 2023GHGSat to launch 6 high-resolution emission monitoring satellites in 2023

The first three GHGSat satellites launching in 2023 are named Mey-Lin (C6), Gaspard (C7), and Océane (C8).

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 27, 2023GHGSat to launch 6 high-resolution emission monitoring satellites in 2023