XW-3 (CAS-9) satellite
The CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) satellite carrying a 145/435 linear transponder was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 03:11:31 GMT on December 26, 2021.
XW-3(CAS-9) satellite was piggybacked on the rocket with primary payload ZY-1(02E) satellite. The satellite orbit is a circular sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude of 770.1 kilometers and an inclination of 98.58 degrees, the running cycle is 100.14 minutes.
The functions of XW-3(CAS-9) satellite include UHF CW telemetry beacon, GMSK telemetry data transmission, V/U mode linear transponder, a visible light band space camera and an experimental thermoelectric generator for high school students.
Deployment from the launcher took place at 98.858° east longitude and 28.413° north latitude at 03:35:58 GMT, location close to Western Australia. The amateur radio CW beacon and GMSK telemetry signals were activated approximately 38 seconds after the satellite separated from the launch vehicle, and the linear transponder was switched on approximately 49 seconds later.
Download the XW-3 (CAS-9) Amateur Radio Satellite User’s Manual V1.11
Download the XW-3 (CAS-9) Amateur Radio Satellite Launch Time Sequence
TLEs
Doppler measurements show that XW 3 (CAS 9) is object 50466 (2021-131B).
Frequency CW beacon: 435.57515 MHz.
XW-3(CAS-9)
1 50466U 21131B 21361.15310929 -.00000045 00000-0 00000+0 0 9991
2 50466 98.5981 73.3722 0003165 299.3678 60.7297 14.38435478 149Updated at 11:45 UTC on the 27th Dec 2021
SatPC32 Doppler.SQF Line
XW-3(CAS-9),435180,145870,USB,LSB,REV,0,0