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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
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
1
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
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #19 in the year 2015 (2015-03-30 UTC)

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