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BD-19, 40749

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BD-19, 40749 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Sat, 25 Jul 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B/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
40749, 2015-037B
Orbit
MEO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Awaiting activation Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
BD-3M, Unknown motor
Mass
1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2015-07-25 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 3B/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
12.638 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 BD-19
1 40749U 15037B   25192.07099547 -.00000067  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 40749  55.1677 313.7612 0002717  21.7070 338.3152  1.86253919 67770
Epoch: 2025-07-11T01:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T01:42:14.008Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
-1.04352°
Altitude
21,519 km
Speed
3.781 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 54m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-11.84497°
Longitude
-172.71424°
Altitude
21,535.96 km
Speed
3.778 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 40m 13s
Apparent Declination
-17° 01' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:47:45
Azimuth
37.456° NE
Elevation
-62.831°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,533.344 km
Perigee altitude
21,518.181 km
Semi-major axis
27,903.9 km
Eccentricity
0.00027
Inclination
55.1677°
RAAN
313.7612°
Arg. of periapsis
21.707°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
338.3152°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.46564 °/min
Orbital period
773.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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294 mins2025-07-12 18:44:56.873Z315.365° NNW2025-07-12 21:11:56.873Z274.427° WNW37.473°2025-07-12 23:38:56.873Z214.03° SW
244 mins2025-07-13 04:50:56.873Z126.284° SE2025-07-13 06:54:56.873Z76.085° E31.039°2025-07-13 08:54:56.873Z38.998° NE
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