BEIDOU-3S

NORAD 40748 · COSPAR 2015-037A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #7680 @ 21494 x 21562 km x 54.7408 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-08 05:25 UTC Â· 17.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3S M2S
1 40748U 15037A 26312.22574372 -.00000079 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 40748 54.7408 297.0706 0012180 269.2509 90.5942 1.86231919076809

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 25th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 3 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Chinese Ministry of National Defense

Purpose

Navigation/Global Positioning

Orbit class

MEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 3B

Contractor

Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC)

Launch mass

800 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

54.7408Â°

Period

773.23 min

Perigee

21494 km

Apogee

21562 km

Eccentricity

0.001218

RAAN

297.0706Â°

Arg of Perigee

269.2509Â°

Mean Motion

1.86231919 rev/d