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Payload

XW-2F

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XW-2F is a Chinese Amateur Satellite (CAMSAT) 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
153 km
Periapsis
139 km
Inclination
97.4°
Orbital period
87.41 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Chinese Amateur Satellite (CAMSAT)
Manufacturer
DFH Satellite Co. Ltd./CAMSAT
Users
Civil
Launch mass
1.5 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-049M
NORAD catalog №
40910
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.044 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 1, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 1, 2024
Time in service
8.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed