LILACSAT 2
Mission information
Name
LILACSAT 2
Alternate Names
CAS-3H XW-2H
Satellite ID
AHVS-7983-8710-8819-8034
NORAD ID
40908
Website
http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/wp/?page_id=257
Country of Origin

China

Status
Satellite alive
Operational

Satellite is in orbit and operational

Image
LILACSAT 2
Mission timeline
Launch Date
2015-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
Description

Built by students at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), it carries 4 payloads. A VHF / UHF Software Defined Radio (SDR) FM repeater and APRS digipeater as well as CW telemetry and beacon, A second AIS / ADS-B receiver, An FPGA testing platform and a thermal infrared camera.

CW Beacon
Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
CW
Downlink Frequency
437.200 MHz
FM Transponder
Type
Transceiver
Downlink Mode
FM
Downlink Frequency
437.200 MHz
Uplink Mode
FM
Uplink Frequency
144.350 MHz
APRS Digipeater
Type
Transceiver
Downlink Mode
AFSK
Downlink Frequency
144.390 MHz
Baud
1200
Uplink Mode
AFSK
Uplink Frequency
144.390 MHz
GFSK Telemetry
Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
GFSK
Downlink Frequency
437.225 MHz
Baud
4800
BPSK Telemetry
Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
437.200 MHz
Baud
9600
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
Observer Latest Data
MAUSyagi-FN32hh 2025-05-14 11:49:30 UTC
Mainz435-JN49cx 2025-05-14 07:03:02 UTC
Drachten-JO33bc 2025-05-14 07:02:35 UTC
EU1AEM-KO33nv 2025-05-14 07:02:09 UTC
UX5UL-KO50ei 2025-05-14 07:00:40 UTC
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Space-Track.org
TLE Updated
2025-05-14 08:35:50 UTC
TLE Set
1 40908U 15049K   25134.00974995  .00011859  00000-0  31606-3 0  9991
2 40908 97.5070 153.7249 0007477 249.8106 110.2335 15.38299769534148
LILACSAT 2 Suggestion
Name
LILACSAT 2
NORAD ID
40908
Alternative Names
CAS-3H, XW-2H
Description
Built by students at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), it carries 4 payloads. A VHF / UHF Software Defined Radio (SDR) FM repeater and APRS digipeater as well as CW telemetry and beacon, A second AIS / ADS-B receiver, An FPGA testing platform and a thermal infrared camera.
Dashboard URL
http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/pics-b.html
image
Satellite image
status
alive
countries
website
http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/wp/?page_id=257
launched
Sept. 20, 2015, midnight