Latitude
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XW-2B
NORAD 40911 · COSPAR 2015-049N · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
XW-2B reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).
Orbit: #50929 @ 148 x 158 km x 97.4275 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2024-11-22 02:53 UTC · 16632 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
XW-2B
1 40911U 15049N 24327.12055396 .12214391 26469-5 35889-3 0 9994
2 40911 97.4275 356.1976 0007819 246.3878 113.6603 16.44746485509295
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40911U 15049N 24327.12055396 .12214391 26469-5 35889-3 0 9994
2 40911 97.4275 356.1976 0007819 246.3878 113.6603 16.44746485509295
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
September 19th 2015
Spacecraft age
11 years
Distance travelled
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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
97.4275°
Period
87.55 min
Perigee
148 km
Apogee
158 km
Eccentricity
0.0007819
RAAN
356.1976°
Arg of Perigee
246.3878°
Mean Motion
16.44746485 rev/d