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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

7 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

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 7 hours ago

0 BD-17
1 40549U 15019A   25183.79930329 -.00000197  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 40549  49.8575 299.6670 0040267 192.6691 171.5733  1.00275028 37567

Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:10:59.804Z)

Latitude

3.29936°

Longitude

93.602°

Altitude

35,953.517 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 09m 42s

True Declination

3° 17' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

43.93498°

Longitude

-143.37112°

Altitude

35,753.454 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 05m 17s

Apparent Declination

35° 57' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:19:16

Azimuth

338.462° N

Elevation

-10.299°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,955.622 km

Perigee altitude

35,616.059 km

Semi-major axis

42,163.978 km

Eccentricity

0.00403

Inclination

49.8575°

RAAN

299.667°

Arg. of periapsis

192.6691°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

171.5733°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25069 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.06 mins

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Other satellites on launch #19 in the year 2015 (2015-03-30 UTC)

CZ-3C R/B, 40550 (Decayed)

YZ-1 R/B, 41929

BD-17 Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

BD-17 is likely not visible in the next few days

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