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XiWang-4

XiWang-4 was launched on November 12, 2022 aboard a Chang Zheng 7 from Wenchang. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 15, 2023).

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Identity

Name in GCAT
XW-4
Common name
XiWang-4
Payload designation
Xi Wang 4
Other names
CAS-10,Macau Student Science,Hope-OSCAR-119
International designator
2021-035C
NORAD catalog number
54816
GCAT identifier
S54816
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1123

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
XW
Owner
CAMSAT
Country
China
Builder
AMSAT-China (CAMSAT)
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 6U

Launch

Date
November 12, 2022 · 02:03 UTC
Launch record
2022-152Success
Spaceport
Wenchang · pad LC201

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
380 km
Apogee
390 km
Inclination
41.48°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
March 15, 2023
Last known active
March 2023
End of operations
March 2023

Size

Mass
12 kg
Dry mass
12 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q115914723 (CC0).