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CanX-6

Canadian technology demonstration nanosatellite used to track ships. CanX-6 was launched on April 28, 2008 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2008-021BNORAD 32784Canada

Identity

Name in GCAT: NTS
Common name: CanX-6
Payload designation: CanX-6
Other names: NLS-5
International designator: 2008-021B
NORAD catalog number: 32784
GCAT identifier: S32784
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/597

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: CanX
Owner: UTIAS-SFL
Country: Canada
Builder: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory
Platform (bus): GNB

Launch

Date: April 28, 2008 · 03:53 UTC
Launch record: 2008-021Success
Rocket: PSLV
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad SLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 616 km
Apogee: 636 km
Inclination: 98.00°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: April 2015
End of operations: April 2015

Size

Mass: 6 kg
Dry mass: 6 kg
Length: 0.2 m
Diameter: 0.20 m
Span: 1.0 m

Launched together

Cartosat-2AOptical imaging · ISRO CUTE-1.7 + APD IITechnology · TITech IMS-1Optical imaging · ISRO Compass-1Optical imaging · FH-Aachen AAUSAT-IIAstronomy · AAU Delfi-C3Technology · TU Delft CanX-2Technology · UTIAS-SFL SEEDS-2Technology · Nihon

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q48540 (CC0).