BEIDOU-3S

NORAD 40749 · COSPAR 2015-037B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #7631 @ 21520 x 21531 km x 54.7611 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-12 13:42 UTC Â· 48.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3S M1S
1 40749U 15037B 26285.57138586 -.00000059 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 40749 54.7611 297.9789 0001998 28.9212 331.1106 1.86255032076316

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

54.7611Â°

Period

773.13 min

Perigee

21520 km

Apogee

21531 km

Eccentricity

0.0001998

RAAN

297.9789Â°

Arg of Perigee

28.9212Â°

Mean Motion

1.86255032 rev/d