Latitude
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XW-2A
NORAD 40903 · COSPAR 2015-049E · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
XW-2A reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).
Orbit: #42764 @ 127 x 142 km x 97.0819 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2023-04-22 10:28 UTC · 30704.3 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E 23112.43632650 .18814400 25108-5 15498-3 0 9990
2 40903 97.0819 181.5568 0011783 175.5276 309.8044 16.51931608427640
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40903U 15049E 23112.43632650 .18814400 25108-5 15498-3 0 9990
2 40903 97.0819 181.5568 0011783 175.5276 309.8044 16.51931608427640
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
September 19th 2015
Spacecraft age
11 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Chinese Amateur Satellite (CAMSAT)
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 6
Contractor
DFH Satellite Co. Ltd./CAMSAT
Launch mass
25 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.0819°
Period
87.17 min
Perigee
127 km
Apogee
142 km
Eccentricity
0.0011783
RAAN
181.5568°
Arg of Perigee
175.5276°
Mean Motion
16.51931608 rev/d