CanX-6

Canadian technology demonstration nanosatellite used to track ships
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CanX-6

Summary

CanX-6 is an AIS satellite[1]. CanX-6 is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • CanX-6's instance of is recorded as AIS satellite[3].
  • CanX-6's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft[4].
  • CanX-6's operator is recorded as UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory[5].
  • CanX-6's operator is recorded as COM DEV International[6].
  • CanX-6's manufacturer is recorded as UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory[7].
  • CanX-6's manufacturer is recorded as COM DEV International[8].
  • CanX-6's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2008-021B[9].
  • CanX-6's designed by is recorded as UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory[10].
  • CanX-6's part of is recorded as Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment programme[11].
  • CanX-6's has use is recorded as satellite automatic identification system[12].
  • CanX-6's space launch vehicle is recorded as Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle[13].
  • CanX-6's SCN is recorded as 32784[14].
  • CanX-6's country of origin is recorded as Canada[15].
  • CanX-6's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[16].
  • CanX-6's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2008-04-28T00:00:00Z[17].
  • CanX-6's spacecraft bus is recorded as Gryphon[18].
  • CanX-6's service entry is recorded as +2008-05-06T00:00:00Z[19].
  • CanX-6's service retirement is recorded as +2015-04-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • CanX-6's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[21].
  • CanX-6's significant event is recorded as service entry[22].
  • CanX-6's significant event is recorded as service retirement[23].
  • CanX-6's official website is recorded as https://www.utias-sfl.net/can-x-6-nts/[24].
  • CanX-6's start point is recorded as Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad[25].
  • CanX-6's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+6.5'}[26].
  • CanX-6's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bbxk75wl[27].

Why It Matters

CanX-6 is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . spacenews.com. spacenews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . spacenews.com. spacenews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). CanX-6. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/canx-6
MLA “CanX-6.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/canx-6.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_canx-6_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{CanX-6}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/canx-6}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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