BEIDOU-3

NORAD 44864 · COSPAR 2019-090A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4637 @ 21483 x 21573 km x 56.6646 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-10 02:28 UTC Â· 78.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BEIDOU-3 M19
1 44864U 19090A 26283.10317769 -.00000054 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 44864 56.6646 58.9999 0016130 290.6040 248.4851 1.86231159046370

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 16th 2019

Spacecraft age

6 years, 9 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

56.6646Â°

Period

773.23 min

Perigee

21483 km

Apogee

21573 km

Eccentricity

0.001613

RAAN

58.9999Â°

Arg of Perigee

290.604Â°

Mean Motion

1.86231159 rev/d