BEIDOU-3

NORAD 43582 · COSPAR 2018-062B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5637 @ 21506 x 21551 km x 54.08 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-11 02:20 UTC Â· 35.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3 M6
1 43582U 18062B 26315.09722881 .00000054 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 43582 54.0800 177.2995 0008024 47.2538 312.9141 1.86228211056377

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 29th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 3 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

54.08Â°

Period

773.24 min

Perigee

21506 km

Apogee

21551 km

Eccentricity

0.0008024

RAAN

177.2995Â°

Arg of Perigee

47.2538Â°

Mean Motion

1.86228211 rev/d