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RSW-01, 49112

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RSW-01, 49112 is a payload satellite owned by CAST (CN) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 24 Aug 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C/YZ-1S launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

49112, 2021-076A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST?

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-08-24 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C/YZ-1S

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.320 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 RSW-01
1 49112U 21076A   26172.52221685  .00000110  00000-0  16556-3 0  9990
2 49112  86.4106 156.2731 0017375  56.3241 303.9557 13.42857817236462

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:31:59.535Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

58.55375°

Altitude

1,094.331 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 25m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:25:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,108.733 km

Perigee altitude

1,082.761 km

Semi-major axis

7,473.884 km

Eccentricity

0.00174

Inclination

86.4106°

RAAN

156.2731°

Arg. of periapsis

56.3241°

True anomaly

303.79035°

Mean anomaly

303.9557°

Eccentric anomaly

303.87304°

Mean motion

3.35911 °/min

Orbital period

107.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00016556

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RSW-01 Visibility forecast

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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.
12 mins	2026-06-22 10:35:23.699Z	8.634° NNE	2026-06-22 10:41:23.699Z	96.941° ESE	39.486°	2026-06-22 10:47:23.699Z	161.081° S
8 mins	2026-06-22 12:24:23.699Z	320.798° NNW	2026-06-22 12:28:23.699Z	276.725° WNW	21.558°	2026-06-22 12:32:23.699Z	236.684° WSW
10 mins	2026-06-22 22:38:23.699Z	140.417° SSE	2026-06-22 22:42:23.699Z	87.707° E	32.326°	2026-06-22 22:48:23.699Z	19.033° NNE
10 mins	2026-06-23 00:25:23.699Z	225.049° WSW	2026-06-23 00:30:23.699Z	285.495° WNW	28.452°	2026-06-23 00:35:23.699Z	340.283° N
9 mins	2026-06-23 09:51:23.699Z	29.621° NE	2026-06-23 09:55:23.699Z	75.904° E	25.343°	2026-06-23 10:00:23.699Z	130.283° SE

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RSW-01, 49112

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:31:59.535Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 2021 (2021-08-24 UTC)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago