XW-3 (CAS-9)
NORAD 50466 · 2021-131B
PAYLOAD ACTIVE UNKNOWN
§ Identity
- Operator
- —
- Country
- PRC
- Launch date
- 2021-12-26
- Launch site
- TAISC
- Launch vehicle
- —
- Mass (kg)
- —
- RCS (m²)
- —
Purposes: comms
External: N2YO · Heavens-Above · Gunter
§ Orbital elements
Epoch: 2026-05-25T05:10:20.020800Z
- Period
- 99.91 min
- Inclination
- 98.4962°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004607
- Mean motion
- 14.41331886 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 750.8 km
- Apogee alt
- 757.4 km
- Semi-major
- 7,132.2 km
- B*
- 1.4268e-4
- RAAN
- 237.7309°
- Arg perigee
- 152.6416°
- Mean anomaly
- 207.5016°
- Rev number
- 23,180
§ Raw data
XW-3 (CAS-9)1 50466U 21131B 26145.21550950 .00000418 00000+0 14268-3 0 99902 50466 98.4962 237.7309 0004607 152.6416 207.5016 14.41331886231808
JSON: /api/v1/satellites/50466 · /tle
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§ Radio — SatNOGS DB
| Mode | Description | Downlink | Uplink |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMSK | Mode U - GMSK4k8 AX.25 Telemetry | 435.725 MHz | — |
| CW | Mode U - Telemetry | 435.575 MHz | — |
| BPSK | Mode U Audio | 435.180 MHz | — |
| USB | Mode V/U - Transponder (inactive) | 435.165 MHz–435.195 MHz | 145.855 MHz–145.885 MHz |
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