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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
9 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 9 hours ago
0 LILACSAT 2
1 40908U 15049K   25183.23425467  .00008573  00000-0  22131-3 0  9997
2 40908  97.5051 204.1326 0010980  82.9320 277.3174 15.39343140541712
Epoch: 2025-07-02T05:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T05:37:19.603Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-160.71736°
Altitude
450.217 km
Speed
7.643 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 36m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
11.66292°
Longitude
21.19628°
Altitude
449.918 km
Speed
7.644 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 22m 53s
Apparent Declination
-56° 18' 08"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:51:59
Azimuth
184.054° SSW
Elevation
-6.416°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
452.487 km
Perigee altitude
437.503 km
Semi-major axis
6,823.132 km
Eccentricity
0.0011
Inclination
97.5051°
RAAN
204.1326°
Arg. of periapsis
82.932°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
277.3174°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.85095 °/min
Orbital period
93.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00022131
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LILACSAT 2 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-03 02:02:59.729Z223.74° SW2025-07-03 02:03:59.729Z250.669° W23.959°2025-07-03 02:06:59.729Z320.813° NNW
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