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BEIDOU 3M5, 43207

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M5, 43207 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Mon, 12 Feb 2018 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

43207, 2018-018A

Orbit

MEO

Last TLE update

1 week ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

BD-3M, Unknown motor

Mass

1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-02-12 (7 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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

8.984 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 week ago

0 BEIDOU 3M5
1 43207U 18018A   25191.16109674 -.00000032  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 43207  56.3462  74.4525 0006939  18.5688 341.5209  1.86231401 50379

Epoch: 2025-07-10T03:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T03:51:58.758Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

88.15002°

Altitude

21,509.952 km

Speed

3.782 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 57m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

37.89963°

Longitude

118.98023°

Altitude

21,514.49 km

Speed

3.782 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 26m 54s

Apparent Declination

26° 32' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:27:33

Azimuth

28.18° NE

Elevation

-17.853°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

21,547.331 km

Perigee altitude

21,508.602 km

Semi-major axis

27,906.104 km

Eccentricity

0.00069

Inclination

56.3462°

RAAN

74.4525°

Arg. of periapsis

18.5688°

True anomaly

341.49568°

Mean anomaly

341.5209°

Eccentric anomaly

341.50829°

Mean motion

0.46558 °/min

Orbital period

773.23 mins

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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 2018 (2018-02-12 UTC)

BEIDOU 3M6, 43208

CZ-3B R/B, 43209 (Decayed)

YZ-1 R/B, 43210

BEIDOU 3M5 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
450 mins	2025-07-19 19:42:25.789Z	244.499° WSW	2025-07-19 23:56:25.789Z	39.502° NE	43.836°	2025-07-20 03:12:25.789Z	151.422° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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