● ORBIT ING-NOW

BEIDOU-3

NORAD 43002 · COSPAR 2017-069B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #6110 @ 21513 x 21543 km x 56.8135 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-29 20:20 UTC · 90.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
BEIDOU-3 M2
1 43002U 17069B 26302.84787428 -.00000023 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 43002 56.8135 58.6960 0005385 350.8715 9.1132 1.86230619061103
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
56.8135°
Period
773.23 min
Perigee
21513 km
Apogee
21543 km
Eccentricity
0.0005385
RAAN
58.696°
Arg of Perigee
350.8715°
Mean Motion
1.86230619 rev/d