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 2025-06-05 23:25:17 UTC
JA5BLZ-PM63uo 2025-06-05 22:18:22 UTC
PE0SAT-JO21mr 2025-06-05 18:46:36 UTC
PE0SAT-21-JO21mr 2025-06-05 18:46:36 UTC
F4TNK-UHF-JN23at 2025-06-05 18:46:07 UTC
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
There is no decoded data for this satellite in the last 30 days.
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Celestrak (active)
TLE Updated
2025-06-06 00:16:35 UTC
TLE Set
1 40908U 15049K   25156.83809280  .00009867  00000+0  25869-3 0  9999
2 40908 97.5059 177.0942 0009907 163.0108 197.1471 15.38836197537659
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