Communications
LILACSAT-2
Chinese University CubeSat (Amateur Radio + Imaging) · Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
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LilacSat-2, a Chinese university amateur radio and imaging satellite built by Harbin Institute of Technology, launched in 2015 to test digital voice and video transmission for the global ham radio community alongside a small Earth-imaging camera.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 251–255 mi (404–411 km)
- Inclination
- 97.5°
- One orbit
- 92.6 minutes15.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40908
- Int’l designator
- 2015-049K
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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