XW-3 (CAS-9)
Launch
Launched on Dec 26, 2021 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Ziyuan 1-02E & CAS-9 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 07:51 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Dec 26, 2021
Mass
—
Apogee
761 km
Perigee
755 km
Inclination
98.50°
Period
1.66 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for XW-3 (CAS-9) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.3 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
755 × 761 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2021-131 (Long March 4C | Ziyuan 1-02E & CAS-9).
- ZY-1 02E · 50465
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