BEIDOU-3

NORAD 43001 · COSPAR 2017-069A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #6071 @ 21508 x 21548 km x 56.7962 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-08 10:20 UTC Â· 30.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3 M1
1 43001U 17069A 26281.43058516 -.00000039 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 43001 56.7962 59.3620 0007254 317.2489 42.6842 1.86230955060711

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 5th 2017

Spacecraft age

8 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Chinese Ministry of National Defense

Purpose

Navigation/Global Positioning

Orbit class

MEO

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

56.7962Â°

Period

773.23 min

Perigee

21508 km

Apogee

21548 km

Eccentricity

0.0007254

RAAN

59.362Â°

Arg of Perigee

317.2489Â°

Mean Motion

1.86230955 rev/d