XW-2C, 40906
Orbit data source: Space-Track
XW-2C, 40906 is a payload satellite owned by CAMSAT (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 19 Sep 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6 launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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XW-2C details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | DFH Shenzhen |
Mission | Operational Amateur Communications |
Bus & Motor | XW2B, Unknown motor |
Mass | 10 kg wet, 10 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Box, 0.246 m |
Radar Cross Section | 0.091 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 XW-2C
1 40906U 15049H 24339.82306384 .00132950 00000-0 11688-2 0 9999
2 40906 97.4566 3.4496 0006148 57.3879 302.7975 15.68352275510948
Epoch: 2024-12-04T19:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-04T19:45:12.715Z)
Latitude | -0.00002° |
Longitude | -6.96607° |
Altitude | 364.525 km |
Speed | 7.692 km/s |
True Right ascension | 00h 13m 47s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 47.41079° |
Longitude | -178.46226° |
Altitude | 369.82 km |
Speed | 7.693 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 13h 22m 51s |
Apparent Declination | 5° 19' 49" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 01:55:34 |
Azimuth | 11.381° NNE |
Elevation | -44.13° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 364.662 km |
Perigee altitude | 356.376 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,738.656 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0006148 |
Inclination | 97.4566° |
RAAN | 3.4496° |
Arg. of periapsis | 57.3879° |
True anomaly | 302.73826° |
Mean anomaly | 302.7975° |
Eccentric anomaly | 302.76788° |
Mean motion | 3.92359 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.0011688 |
Orbital period | 91.75 mins |
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XW-2C Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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4 mins | 2024-12-05 14:41:14.916Z | 12.021° NNE | 2024-12-05 14:43:14.916Z | 237.808° WSW | 44.999° | 2024-12-05 14:45:14.916Z | 192.921° SSW |
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