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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
2 days ago
Origin
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, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
8.984 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 BEIDOU 3M5
1 43207U 18018A   25181.49589801 -.00000062  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 43207  56.3391  74.7722 0007245  15.1035 344.9612  1.86231388 50191
Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:54:05.588Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
-22.53894°
Altitude
21,508.788 km
Speed
3.782 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 59m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
39.70096°
Longitude
10.88646°
Altitude
21,515.334 km
Speed
3.782 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 39m 37s
Apparent Declination
28° 44' 05"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:02:27
Azimuth
325.374° NNW
Elevation
-12.24°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,548.186 km
Perigee altitude
21,507.75 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.105 km
Eccentricity
0.00072
Inclination
56.3391°
RAAN
74.7722°
Arg. of periapsis
15.1035°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
344.9612°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.46558 °/min
Orbital period
773.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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219 mins2025-07-02 05:29:03.560Z323.949° NNW2025-07-02 07:16:03.560Z289.21° WNW27.897°2025-07-02 09:08:03.560Z244.104° WSW
312 mins2025-07-02 14:30:03.560Z153.619° SSE2025-07-02 17:03:03.560Z88.734° E40.18°2025-07-02 19:42:03.560Z47.489° ENE
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