GHGSat-D (Claire)

Designation	41602 / 16040D
Launch date	22 June 2016 - 03:55 UT
Launch site	Sriharikota, SLP
Launch vehicle	PSLV-XL
Mission	Commerc.: Earth observation, study greenhouse gases.
LEO, Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	500 x 512 km
Eccentricity	8,73E-04
Inclination	97.5°
Period	94.70 min

Prime manufacturer	UTIAS (University of Toronto) Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)
Platform	Nemo-V1 bus
Operator	GHGSat Inc.
Mass at launch	25 (15?) kg
Dry Mass	kg
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Solar array	Solar cells
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GHGSat-D (nicknamed Claire) is a demonstration satellite for GHGSat Inc, a Montreal company which hopes to field a fleet of small spacecraft to monitor greenhouse gas output, supplying data to corporate customers who want to manage their emission rates. The satellite is about the size of a microwave oven. The satellite will demonstrate an advanced miniature hyperspectral SWIR imaging spectrometer for monitoring targeted greenhouse gas emitters such as area fugitive sources (tailing ponds and landfills) and stacks (emissions such as flaring and venting). A secondary instrument will measure clouds and aerosols in order to enhance retrievals from the primary instrument. The 15-kilogram satellite will be a precursor to a commercial constellation of greenhouse gas monitoring satellites as part of a service provided by GHGSat Inc. The low-cost and high-performance of SFL’s NEMO bus is an enabler for this mission.

Ref.: #7(JR727), #14, #226, #228 - update: 23.04.17