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: 2026-09-27T07:20:57.567840Z
- Period
- 99.90 min
- Inclination
- 98.4978°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004871
- Mean motion
- 14.41433491 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 750.3 km
- Apogee alt
- 757.2 km
- Semi-major
- 7,131.9 km
- B*
- 1.3309e-4
- RAAN
- 2.1382°
- Arg perigee
- 140.2066°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.9481°
- Rev number
- 24,982
§ Raw data
XW-3 (CAS-9)1 50466U 21131B 26270.30622185 .00000387 00000+0 13309-3 0 99992 50466 98.4978 2.1382 0004871 140.2066 219.9481 14.41433491249826
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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