● ORBIT ING-NOW

BEIDOU-3

NORAD 43207 · COSPAR 2018-018A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #5892 @ 21514 x 21542 km x 56.7585 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-12 06:10 UTC · 18.3 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 M4
1 43207U 18018A 26285.25757568 -.00000057 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 43207 56.7585 59.2962 0005007 42.4154 317.6050 1.86230993058926
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
February 12th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 8 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
56.7585°
Period
773.23 min
Perigee
21514 km
Apogee
21542 km
Eccentricity
0.0005007
RAAN
59.2962°
Arg of Perigee
42.4154°
Mean Motion
1.86230993 rev/d