Satellites

Payload

XW-2E

DecayedPayloadLEO

XW-2E is a China payload satellite, launched on September 19, 2015 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
September 19, 2015 at 11:01 PM UTC
Launch site
TAISC
Launched by
Long March 6
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
190 km
Periapsis
179 km
Inclination
97.39°
Orbital period
88.19 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
1.5 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-049L
NORAD catalog №
40909
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.04 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 28, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 28, 2024
Time in service
8.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed