XW-2C, 40906 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
XW-2C, 40906 was a payload satellite owned by CAMSAT (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 19 Sep 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6 launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
DFH Shenzhen
Mission
Decayed Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
XW2B, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.091 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 months ago
TLE from 7 months ago
0 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 16.35922890522636Epoch: 2025-02-16T15:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-16T15:01:31.47Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
71.52466°
Altitude
182.079 km
Speed
7.796 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 35m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:18:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
177.612 km
Perigee altitude
169.357 km
Semi-major axis
6,551.622 km
Eccentricity
0.00063
Inclination
97.4284°
RAAN
83.7622°
Arg. of periapsis
238.5188°
True anomaly
121.6109°
Mean anomaly
121.5494°
Eccentric anomaly
121.58015°
Mean motion
4.09279 °/min
Orbital period
87.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00082494
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2015 (2015-09-19 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.XW-2C Visibility
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