BEIDOU-3S

NORAD 40549 · COSPAR 2015-019A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4248 @ 35626 x 35945 km x 48.9308 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-04 21:54 UTC Â· 40.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3S IGSO-1S
1 40549U 15019A 26308.91273110 -.00000196 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 40549 48.9308 293.7505 0037942 201.9512 334.2783 1.00275696042486

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 30th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Chinese Ministry of National Defense

Purpose

Navigation/Global Positioning

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 3C

Contractor

Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC)

Launch mass

4,200 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

48.9308Â°

Period

1436.04 min

Perigee

35626 km

Apogee

35945 km

Eccentricity

0.0037942

RAAN

293.7505Â°

Arg of Perigee

201.9512Â°

Mean Motion

1.00275696 rev/d