CANX-6

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CANX-6 at a glance.

Uptime

6389

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for CANX-6.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: CANX-6

International designator: 2008-021B

Object number (NORAD): 32784

Object ID (CCSDS): 32784

Country: CANADA (CA)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 95.945 minutes

Inclination: 97.8705 deg

SMA: 6942.394 km

Apoapsis: 572.064 km

Periapsis: 556.455 km

RAAN: 268.0279 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00112419

Argument of periapsis: 177.6882 deg

Mean anomaly: 182.4395 deg

Mean motion: 15.00855428 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006441 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00051054154 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 9:07 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CANX-6

TLE line 1: 1 32784U 08021B 25297.88054978 .00006441 00000-0 51054-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 32784 97.8705 268.0279 0011242 177.6882 182.4395 15.00855428948804

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CANX-6.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Indian Earth observation satellite. Launched alongside 9 nanosatellites.

CANX-6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | Cartosat 2A’, on board a PSLV space rocket.

The launch took place on April 28, 2008, 3:53 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad.

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Launch to space PSLV | Cartosat 2A
PSLV | Cartosat 2A

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 28, 2008, 3:53 a.m. UTC

Rocket: PSLV

Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad

Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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