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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
1 day 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 1 day ago
0 BD-17
1 40549U 15019A   25185.78623037 -.00000195  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 40549  49.8538 299.6440 0040300 192.8482 168.6661  1.00274653 37592
Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:52:10.303Z)
Latitude
1.22945°
Longitude
94.57763°
Altitude
35,952.5 km
Speed
3.063 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 02m 37s
True Declination
1° 13' 42"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
36.23131°
Longitude
131.60638°
Altitude
35,922.665 km
Speed
3.065 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 27m 01s
Apparent Declination
28° 12' 15"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:01:06
Azimuth
353.862° N
Elevation
-21.614°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,955.867 km
Perigee altitude
35,616.025 km
Semi-major axis
42,164.083 km
Eccentricity
0.00403
Inclination
49.8538°
RAAN
299.644°
Arg. of periapsis
192.8482°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
168.6661°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25069 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.06 mins
BSTAR
0
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