BEIDOU-3S

NORAD 40748 · COSPAR 2015-037A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #7640 @ 21494 x 21562 km x 54.7597 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-17 17:56 UTC Â· 33.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3S M2S
1 40748U 15037A 26290.74781336 -.00000026 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 40748 54.7597 297.8140 0012290 265.6899 94.1926 1.86232316076402

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 25th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 2 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

54.7597Â°

Period

773.23 min

Perigee

21494 km

Apogee

21562 km

Eccentricity

0.001229

RAAN

297.814Â°

Arg of Perigee

265.6899Â°

Mean Motion

1.86232316 rev/d