BEIDOU-3S

NORAD 40749 · COSPAR 2015-037B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #7656 @ 21519 x 21532 km x 54.7495 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-25 23:50 UTC Â· 38.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3S M1S
1 40749U 15037B 26298.99345483 -.00000025 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 40749 54.7495 297.5143 0002255 25.1800 334.8406 1.86254855076567

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

54.7495Â°

Period

773.13 min

Perigee

21519 km

Apogee

21532 km

Eccentricity

0.0002255

RAAN

297.5143Â°

Arg of Perigee

25.18Â°

Mean Motion

1.86254855 rev/d