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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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 BEIDOU IGSO-6
1 41434U 16021A   26125.72733611 -.00000159  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 41434  60.1695  38.4629 0057744 232.5617 309.2888  1.00267457 37055

Epoch: 2026-05-05T17:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T17:27:21.839Z)

Latitude

-1.18893°

Longitude

93.71637°

Altitude

35,633.955 km

Speed

3.086 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 36m 37s

True Declination

-1° 11' 16"

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

00:24:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,031.182 km

Perigee altitude

35,544.217 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.837 km

Eccentricity

0.00577

Inclination

60.1695°

RAAN

38.4629°

Arg. of periapsis

232.5617°

True anomaly

308.77433°

Mean anomaly

309.2888°

Eccentric anomaly

309.0318°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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BEIDOU IGSO-6, 41434

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T17:27:21.839Z)

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Orbital elements

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