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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
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
1
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
BSTAR
0
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