Showing default

LILACSAT 2, 40908

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LILACSAT 2, 40908 is a payload satellite owned by Harbin (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). 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.

Loading next visibility...
Identifier
40908, 2015-049K
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Harbin
Mission
Operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
CAS-3H, Unknown motor
Mass
11 kg wet, 11 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2015-09-19 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 6
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.060 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 5 hours ago
0 LILACSAT 2
1 40908U 15049K   25182.90922986  .00009497  00000-0  24496-3 0  9990
2 40908  97.5050 203.7995 0010992  83.9181 276.3317 15.39338180541667
Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:49:17.459Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-43.72117°
Altitude
450.359 km
Speed
7.643 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 35m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
47.49034°
Longitude
144.72007°
Altitude
450.572 km
Speed
7.649 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 27m 47s
Apparent Declination
5° 39' 25"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:45:32
Azimuth
6.173° NNE
Elevation
-44.244°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
452.51 km
Perigee altitude
437.51 km
Semi-major axis
6,823.147 km
Eccentricity
0.0011
Inclination
97.505°
RAAN
203.7995°
Arg. of periapsis
83.9181°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
276.3317°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.85093 °/min
Orbital period
93.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00024496
Loading maneuver chart data...
Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...

LILACSAT 2 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span
Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order
Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-07-02 13:59:21.862Z29.754° NE2025-07-02 14:01:21.862Z75.822° E34.444°2025-07-02 14:04:21.862Z171.081° S
|