BEIDOU-3

NORAD 43623 · COSPAR 2018-072B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5524 @ 21520 x 21536 km x 56.7529 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-03 11:20 UTC Â· 57.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3 M14
1 43623U 18072B 26307.47268722 -.00000048 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 43623 56.7529 58.0691 0002726 7.6940 352.3037 1.86230677055245

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 19th 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

56.7529Â°

Period

773.23 min

Perigee

21520 km

Apogee

21536 km

Eccentricity

0.0002726

RAAN

58.0691Â°

Arg of Perigee

7.694Â°

Mean Motion

1.86230677 rev/d