● ORBIT ING-NOW

XIAOXIANG-2

NORAD 43155 · COSPAR 2018-008A · REENTRY☠️ RIP
XIAOXIANG-2 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).
Orbit: #36539 @ 137 x 154 km x 97.1927 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2024-08-22 18:12 UTC · 19045.6 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
XIAOXIANG-2
1 43155U 18008A 24235.75891043 .18791616 24620-5 29649-3 0 9999
2 43155 97.1927 292.6688 0013149 268.0079 91.9719 16.47546330365397
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 18th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Spacety Aerospace Company/Changsha Gaoxinqu Tianyi Research Institute
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 11
Contractor
Spacety Aerospace Co.
Launch mass
8 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.1927°
Period
87.4 min
Perigee
137 km
Apogee
154 km
Eccentricity
0.0013149
RAAN
292.6688°
Arg of Perigee
268.0079°
Mean Motion
16.4754633 rev/d