● ORBIT ING-NOW

BEIDOU-3

NORAD 44864 · COSPAR 2019-090A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #4677 @ 21481 x 21575 km x 56.6835 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-31 20:18 UTC · 40.9 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 M19
1 44864U 19090A 26304.84590188 -.00000027 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 44864 56.6835 58.2846 0016689 289.8077 66.6334 1.86231037046778
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
December 16th 2019
Spacecraft age
6 years, 10 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
56.6835°
Period
773.23 min
Perigee
21481 km
Apogee
21575 km
Eccentricity
0.0016689
RAAN
58.2846°
Arg of Perigee
289.8077°
Mean Motion
1.86231037 rev/d