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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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 XW-3 (CAS 9)
1 50466U 21131B   25239.30143473  .00000570  00000-0  19167-3 0  9994
2 50466  98.5090 328.2681 0003050 254.3343 105.7509 14.40892217192788

Epoch: 2025-08-27T07:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-27T07:14:03.96Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-116.02914°

Altitude

759.093 km

Speed

7.475 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 53m 04s

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

11:10:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

754.848 km

Perigee altitude

750.498 km

Semi-major axis

7,130.81 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

98.509°

RAAN

328.2681°

Arg. of periapsis

254.3343°

True anomaly

105.78453°

Mean anomaly

105.7509°

Eccentric anomaly

105.76772°

Mean motion

3.60442 °/min

Orbital period

99.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00019167

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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)

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.
7 mins	2025-08-28 05:03:02.281Z	115.033° SE	2025-08-28 05:06:02.281Z	69.398° E	24.289°	2025-08-28 05:10:02.281Z	12.661° NNE
7 mins	2025-08-28 06:42:02.281Z	211.302° SW	2025-08-28 06:45:02.281Z	269.07° W	29.102°	2025-08-28 06:49:02.281Z	326.024° NNW
8 mins	2025-08-28 18:49:02.281Z	17.332° NNE	2025-08-28 18:53:02.281Z	138.317° SSE	44.181°	2025-08-28 18:57:02.281Z	189.325° SSW