XW-2B Satellite

XW-2B
Name XW-2B (CAS 3B, Chinese Amateur Radio Satellite)
Form factor Nanosatellite
Units or mass 10 kg
Status Operational? Semi-operational? (Last SatNOGS report with data 2023-06-10 but short telemetry packets and inconclusive CW contents. JS2GGD reports super intermittent on 2023-05-05. Checked on 2023-06-11)
Launched 2015-09-19
NORAD ID 40911
Deployer Custom
Launcher Long March 6 (CZ-6)
Entity name CAMSAT (Chinese Amateur Satellite Group)
Institution Non-profit
Entity Government (Civil / Military)
Nation China
Partners DFH Satellite Co
Oneliner

Atmospheric physics experiments and amateur radio missions.

Description

Atmospheric physics experiments and amateur radio missions. The amateur communications payload consists of U/V 20 kHz wide transponders with 145 MHz CW beacon and 19k2 GMSK AX25 telemetry downlinks.

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Last modified: 2024-05-29

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