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LILACSAT 2, 40908

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LILACSAT 2, 40908 is a payload satellite owned by Harbin (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 19 Sep 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6 launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier
40908, 2015-049K
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Harbin
Mission
Operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
CAS-3H, Unknown motor
Mass
11 kg wet, 11 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2015-09-19 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 6
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.060 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 LILACSAT 2
1 40908U 15049K   25183.62428300  .00009376  00000-0  24175-3 0  9991
2 40908  97.5052 204.5322 0010977  81.7540 278.4949 15.39351498541773
Epoch: 2025-07-02T14:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T14:58:58.051Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
58.88762°
Altitude
450.04 km
Speed
7.643 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 38m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
8.05128°
Longitude
58.027°
Altitude
448.224 km
Speed
7.645 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 55m 19s
Apparent Declination
-20° 09' 34"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:25:47
Azimuth
82.26° E
Elevation
-41.168°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
452.46 km
Perigee altitude
437.48 km
Semi-major axis
6,823.107 km
Eccentricity
0.0011
Inclination
97.5052°
RAAN
204.5322°
Arg. of periapsis
81.754°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
278.4949°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.85097 °/min
Orbital period
93.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00024175
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LILACSAT 2 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-03 02:02:53.019Z221.506° SW2025-07-03 02:03:53.019Z247.121° WSW23.643°2025-07-03 02:06:53.019Z319.646° NNW
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