● ORBIT ING-NOW

BEIDOU-3

NORAD 44793 · COSPAR 2019-078A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #4740 @ 21513 x 21544 km x 53.7994 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-12 06:48 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 M22
1 44793U 19078A 26316.28362042 -.00000058 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 44793 53.7994 294.5995 0005528 34.4498 325.5701 1.86227247047408
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
November 23rd 2019
Spacecraft age
6 years, 11 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
53.7994°
Period
773.25 min
Perigee
21513 km
Apogee
21544 km
Eccentricity
0.0005528
RAAN
294.5995°
Arg of Perigee
34.4498°
Mean Motion
1.86227247 rev/d