XW 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E & 2F (CAS 3A-3F)

China

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 256 - 261

XW 2 or CAS 3= Chinese Amateur Radio satellite 3 - XW= Xiwang

Launch data:

Designation 15049 (see table)
Launch date 19 Sep 2015 - 23:01 UT
Launch site Taiyuan, LC-16
Launch vehicle  CZ-6
Mission Communication
 XW 2A

Launched together with: XY 2 - DCBB - ZDPS 2A & 2B - LilacSat 2 - NS 2 - ZJ 1 - KJSY 1 - TT 3 - NUDT-PhoneSat - XC 1-4 -

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer DFH Satellite Co. Ltd, CAMSAT
Platform 
Operator DFH Satellite Co. Ltd, CAMSAT
Mass at launch  25 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  Cube
Dimension 398 x 398 x 398 mm
Solar array Body mounted Solar cells
Equipment U/V 20 kHz wide transponders with 145 MHz CW beacon and 19k2 GMSK AX25 telemetry downlinks.
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  

 XW 2AXW 2BXW 2CXW 2DXW 2EXW 2F
Norad ID 40903 40911 40906 40907 40909 40910
Int. code 15049E 15049N 15019H 15049J 15049L 15049M
Earth orbit
Perigee / Apogee 499 x 532 km 519 x 539 km 519 x 539 km 519 x 539 km 519 x 538 km 518 x 541 km
Inclination 97.5 deg 97.5 deg 97.5 deg 97.5 deg 97.5 deg 97.5 deg
Period  min  min  min  min  min  min
Decay        

Mission details:

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