BEIDOU-3

NORAD 43582 · COSPAR 2018-062B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5597 @ 21508 x 21549 km x 54.0799 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-20 14:51 UTC Â· 66.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3 M6
1 43582U 18062B 26293.61886324 .00000018 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 43582 54.0799 178.0307 0007463 42.3793 317.7568 1.86228236055973

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

54.0799Â°

Period

773.24 min

Perigee

21508 km

Apogee

21549 km

Eccentricity

0.0007463

RAAN

178.0307Â°

Arg of Perigee

42.3793Â°

Mean Motion

1.86228236 rev/d