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BEIDOU IGSO-6, 41434

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU IGSO-6, 41434 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) that was launched on Tue, 29 Mar 2016 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3A 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

41434, 2016-021A

Orbit

Active

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

DFH-3, FY-25

Mass

2,300 kg wet, 1,300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-03-29 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3A

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 9.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.998 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 BEIDOU IGSO-6
1 41434U 16021A   26031.73628635 -.00000131  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 41434  60.0385  39.3935 0060537 232.6565 219.1230  1.00283772 36111

Epoch: 2026-01-31T17:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-31T17:40:15.140Z)

Latitude

59.99334°

Longitude

96.03075°

Altitude

35,992.107 km

Speed

3.061 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 48m 11s

True Declination

59° 58' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

19:48:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,038.361 km

Perigee altitude

35,527.898 km

Semi-major axis

42,161.266 km

Eccentricity

0.00605

Inclination

60.0385°

RAAN

39.3935°

Arg. of periapsis

232.6565°

True anomaly

218.68784°

Mean anomaly

219.123°

Eccentric anomaly

218.90517°

Mean motion

0.25071 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.92 mins

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BEIDOU IGSO-6, 41434

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-31T17:40:15.140Z)

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