BEIDOU-3

NORAD 43246 · COSPAR 2018-029B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5852 @ 21519 x 21538 km x 54.0612 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-06 04:14 UTC Â· 26.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3 M10
1 43246U 18029B 26310.17643898 -.00000074 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 43246 54.0612 294.9923 0003428 9.5180 350.4771 1.86228878058524

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 29th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 7 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

54.0612Â°

Period

773.24 min

Perigee

21519 km

Apogee

21538 km

Eccentricity

0.0003428

RAAN

294.9923Â°

Arg of Perigee

9.518Â°

Mean Motion

1.86228878 rev/d