● ORBIT ING-NOW

BEIDOU-3

NORAD 43603 · COSPAR 2018-067B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #5541 @ 21512 x 21544 km x 54.1735 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-16 22:25 UTC · 46.3 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 M11
1 43603U 18067B 26289.93418270 -.00000005 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 43603 54.1735 176.8766 0005737 33.2157 326.8996 1.86227185055415
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
August 24th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 1 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
54.1735°
Period
773.25 min
Perigee
21512 km
Apogee
21544 km
Eccentricity
0.0005737
RAAN
176.8766°
Arg of Perigee
33.2157°
Mean Motion
1.86227185 rev/d