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XW-3 (CAS 9), 50466

Orbit data source: Space-Track

XW-3 (CAS 9), 50466 is a payload satellite owned by CAMSAT (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 26 Dec 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C 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

50466, 2021-131B

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

AMSAT China (CAMSAT) (CN)

Manufacturer

YLYZ/CAMSAT

Mission

Operational Amateur Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-12-26 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4C

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Ant, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.089 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 XW-3 (CAS 9)
1 50466U 21131B   25346.99727677  .00001122  00000-0  36209-3 0  9992
2 50466  98.5049  75.4168 0003152 306.1958  53.8939 14.41113377208292

Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:56:04.712Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-5.5337°

Altitude

756.447 km

Speed

7.477 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 01m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

07:33:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

754.19 km

Perigee altitude

749.695 km

Semi-major axis

7,130.08 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

98.5049°

RAAN

75.4168°

Arg. of periapsis

306.1958°

True anomaly

53.92309°

Mean anomaly

53.8939°

Eccentric anomaly

53.90849°

Mean motion

3.60497 °/min

Orbital period

99.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00036209

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Other satellites on launch #131 in the year 2021 (2021-12-26 UTC)

ZY-1 02E, 50465

CZ-4C R/B, 50467

CZ-4C DEB, 50468 (Decayed)

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XW-3 (CAS 9) 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.
9 mins	2025-12-13 18:50:40.403Z	18.103° NNE	2025-12-13 18:54:40.403Z	98.98° ESE	44.043°	2025-12-13 18:59:40.403Z	188.578° SSW
8 mins	2025-12-14 06:03:40.403Z	166.65° S	2025-12-14 06:06:40.403Z	179.875° S	44.694°	2025-12-14 06:11:40.403Z	346.276° N

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XW-3 (CAS 9), 50466

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:56:04.712Z)

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