● ORBIT ING-NOW

BEIDOU-3

NORAD 43683 · COSPAR 2018-085A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #2951 @ 35769 x 35803 km x 2.7581 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-09 08:01 UTC · 10.8 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 G1
1 43683U 18085A 26313.33423227 -.00000099 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 43683 2.7581 93.3264 0004092 28.3380 207.1327 1.00273225029516
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
November 1st 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Chinese Ministry of National Defense
Purpose
Navigation/Global Positioning
Orbit class
GEO
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
2.7581°
Period
1436.08 min
Perigee
35769 km
Apogee
35803 km
Eccentricity
0.0004092
RAAN
93.3264°
Arg of Perigee
28.338°
Mean Motion
1.00273225 rev/d