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XW-2C, 40906

Orbit data source: Space-Track

XW-2C, 40906 is a payload satellite owned by CAMSAT (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 19 Sep 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6 launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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XW-2C details

Identifier	40906, 2015-049H
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	9 hours ago
Origin	CAMSAT (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	DFH Shenzhen
Mission	Operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor	XW2B, Unknown motor
Mass	10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2015-09-19 (9 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 6
Launch site	Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box, 0.246 m
Radar Cross Section	0.091 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 XW-2C
1 40906U 15049H   24361.53811872  .00183365  00000-0  12283-2 0  9993
2 40906  97.4525  26.6295 0002758 355.0193   5.1044 15.74723484514358

Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:54Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:54:53.457Z)

Latitude	0.00002°
Longitude	97.39068°
Altitude	346.734 km
Speed	7.702 km/s
True Right ascension	01h 46m 31s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-7.53651°
Longitude	98.78429°
Altitude	347.598 km
Speed	7.701 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	04h 46m 17s
Apparent Declination	-37° 08' 16"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	21:25:04
Azimuth	110.903° ESE
Elevation	-36.84°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	344.167 km
Perigee altitude	340.46 km
Semi-major axis	6,720.45 km
Eccentricity	0.0002758
Inclination	97.4525°
RAAN	26.6295°
Arg. of periapsis	355.0193°
True anomaly	5.10721°
Mean anomaly	5.1044°
Eccentric anomaly	5.10581°
Mean motion	3.93954 °/min
BSTAR	0.0012283
Orbital period	91.38 mins