● ORBIT ING-NOW

BEIDOU-3

NORAD 44542 · COSPAR 2019-061A · INACTIVE TLE
Orbit: #4762 @ 21476 x 21591 km x 54.4306 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-09-23 12:08 UTC · 685 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3 M24
1 44542U 19061A 26266.50572373 -.00000008 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 44542 54.4306 179.4090 0020747 95.6918 264.5686 1.86175926047622
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
September 22nd 2019
Spacecraft age
7 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
54.4306°
Period
773.46 min
Perigee
21476 km
Apogee
21591 km
Eccentricity
0.0020747
RAAN
179.409°
Arg of Perigee
95.6918°
Mean Motion
1.86175926 rev/d