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: 2026-09-20T05:25:10.943904Z
- Period
- 99.90 min
- Inclination
- 98.4968°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004478
- Mean motion
- 14.41428572 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 750.6 km
- Apogee alt
- 757.0 km
- Semi-major
- 7,131.9 km
- B*
- 1.1084e-4
- RAAN
- 355.0976°
- Arg perigee
- 157.9559°
- Mean anomaly
- 202.1824°
- Rev number
- 24,880
§ Raw data
XW-3 (CAS-9)1 50466U 21131B 26263.22582111 .00000315 00000+0 11084-3 0 99952 50466 98.4968 355.0976 0004478 157.9559 202.1824 14.41428572248805
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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