BEIDOU-3

NORAD 43581 · COSPAR 2018-062A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5583 @ 21519 x 21537 km x 54.0806 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 05:42 UTC Â· 25.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3 M5
1 43581U 18062A 26286.23751678 .00000018 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 43581 54.0806 178.2923 0003251 328.8832 31.1786 1.86228768055838

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 29th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 2 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

54.0806Â°

Period

773.24 min

Perigee

21519 km

Apogee

21537 km

Eccentricity

0.0003251

RAAN

178.2923Â°

Arg of Perigee

328.8832Â°

Mean Motion

1.86228768 rev/d