Latitude
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XW-2C
NORAD 40906 · COSPAR 2015-049H · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
XW-2C reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).
Orbit: #52263 @ 173 x 181 km x 97.4284 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2025-02-16 15:01 UTC · 14730 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
XW-2C
1 40906U 15049H 25047.62605869 .06460715 25777-5 82494-3 0 9990
2 40906 97.4284 83.7622 0006300 238.5188 121.5494 16.35922890522636
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40906U 15049H 25047.62605869 .06460715 25777-5 82494-3 0 9990
2 40906 97.4284 83.7622 0006300 238.5188 121.5494 16.35922890522636
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
10 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.4284°
Period
88.02 min
Perigee
173 km
Apogee
181 km
Eccentricity
0.00063
RAAN
83.7622°
Arg of Perigee
238.5188°
Mean Motion
16.3592289 rev/d