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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
YLYZ/CAMSAT
Mission
Operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 1 Ant, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.089 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 XW-3 (CAS 9)
1 50466U 21131B 26165.83319605 .00000507 00000-0 17008-3 0 9995
2 50466 98.4983 258.2354 0005348 101.8886 258.2903 14.41355659234770Epoch: 2026-06-14T19:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-14T19:59:48.138Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
55.15656°
Altitude
757.749 km
Speed
7.475 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 12m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:56:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
754.956 km
Perigee altitude
747.33 km
Semi-major axis
7,129.28 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
98.4983°
RAAN
258.2354°
Arg. of periapsis
101.8886°
True anomaly
258.2303°
Mean anomaly
258.2903°
Eccentric anomaly
258.2603°
Mean motion
3.60558 °/min
Orbital period
99.85 mins
BSTAR
0.00017008
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Other satellites on launch #131 in the year 2021 (2021-12-26 UTC)
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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. |
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| 8 mins | 2026-06-15 06:07:09.866Z | 164.012° S | 2026-06-15 06:11:09.866Z | 357.467° N | 44.296° | 2026-06-15 06:15:09.866Z | 347.446° N |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-15 18:16:09.866Z | 54.38° ENE | 2026-06-15 18:18:09.866Z | 88.902° E | 25.211° | 2026-06-15 18:22:09.866Z | 150.995° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-15 19:54:09.866Z | 343.404° N | 2026-06-15 19:57:09.866Z | 292.759° NW | 27.515° | 2026-06-15 20:01:09.866Z | 233.026° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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