Spacecraft information: XW-3

Launch Details
Launched 25 December 2021
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Amateur Radio
Active satellites
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 50466
COSPAR ID 2021-131B
Alternative names CAS-9
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.504°
Eccentricity 0.00035
RA ascending node 6.594 hr
Argument perigee 213.804°
Mean anomaly 146.293°
Orbital period 99.920 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Jan 2026, 14:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 759.3 km
Mean Altitude 761.8 km
Peak Altitude 764.3 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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