Key statistics
Satellite XIAOXIANG 2 at a glance.
Uptime
2407
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for XIAOXIANG 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: XIAOXIANG 2
International designator: 2018-008A
Object number (NORAD): 43155
Object ID (CCSDS): 43155
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Aug. 22, 2024
Period: 93.472 minutes
Inclination: 97.2607 deg
SMA: 6822.592 km
Apoapsis: 450.872 km
Periapsis: 438.042 km
RAAN: 96.3642 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009403
Argument of periapsis: 167.3808 deg
Mean anomaly: 192.7676 deg
Mean motion: 15.40560137 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00055136 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013489 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Feb. 12, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Feb. 11, 2024, 9:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 XIAOXIANG 2
TLE line 1: 1 43155U 18008A 24042.91163453 .00055136 00000-0 13489-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 43155 97.2607 96.3642 0009403 167.3808 192.7676 15.40560137335359
Live tracking on map
Satellite XIAOXIANG 2 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite XIAOXIANG 2 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
Jilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites. These two satellites are sharing the ride with several cubesats.
XIAOXIANG 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 11 | Jilin-1-07 (Deqing-1), Jilin-1-08’, on board a Long March 11 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 19, 2018, 4:12 a.m. from Launch Area 95A.
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Long March 11 | Jilin-1-07 (Deqing-1), Jilin-1-08
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 19, 2018, 4:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 11
Launch pad: Launch Area 95A
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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