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BD-17, 40549

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BD-17, 40549 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) that was launched on Mon, 30 Mar 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3C/YZ-1 launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
40549, 2015-019A
Orbit
Active
Last TLE update
4 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Awaiting activation Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
BD-3I, AKM?
Mass
~1,150 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2015-03-30 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 3C/YZ-1
Launch site
Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 18 m
Radar Cross Section
13.998 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 days ago
0 BD-17
1 40549U 15019A   25105.98322630 -.00000151  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 40549  50.0044 300.5900 0037584 191.2143 159.4283  1.00291925 36787
Epoch: 2025-04-15T23:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-15T23:35:50.752Z)
Latitude
-7.02019°
Longitude
96.32019°
Altitude
35,930.167 km
Speed
3.064 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 38m 37s
True Declination
-7° 00' 47"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
11.55837°
Longitude
112.08551°
Altitude
35,938.388 km
Speed
3.063 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 36m 14s
Apparent Declination
5° 26' 04"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:49:49
Azimuth
343.997° N
Elevation
-43.405°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,939.552 km
Perigee altitude
35,622.649 km
Semi-major axis
42,159.238 km
Eccentricity
0.0037584
Inclination
50.0044°
RAAN
300.59°
Arg. of periapsis
191.2143°
True anomaly
159.57897°
Mean anomaly
159.4283°
Eccentric anomaly
159.5037°
Mean motion
0.25073 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1435.81 mins
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