XW-3 (CAS-9) is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by AMSAT-China (CAMSAT), launched 2021.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 98.4982° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004986 |
| Period | 99.9 min |
| Apogee | 758 km |
| Perigee | 750 km |
| Mean motion | 14.41377748 rev/day |
| RAAN | 280.4681° |
| Arg of perigee | 50.9575° |
| Mean anomaly | 309.2057° |
| B* | 1.8732e-4 |
| Rev at epoch | 23,799 |
1 50466U 21131B 26188.18604683 .00000563 00000-0 18732-3 0 99982 50466 98.4982 280.4681 0004986 50.9575 309.2057 14.41377748237992{
"OBJECT_NAME": "XW-3 (CAS-9)",
"OBJECT_ID": "2021-131B",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:27:54.446+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.41377748,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0004986,
"INCLINATION": 98.4982,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 280.4681,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 50.9575,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 309.2057,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 50466,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 23799,
"BSTAR": 0.00018732,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000563,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | XW-3 (CAS-9) |
| Operator | |
| Country | China |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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