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BEIDOU 3M6, 43208

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M6, 43208 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

43208, 2018-018B

Orbit

MEO

Last TLE update

2 days 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, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

8.984 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 BEIDOU 3M6
1 43208U 18018B   25128.94078745 -.00000039  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 43208  56.2966  76.5189 0009826 324.5587  35.3401  1.86231363 49213

Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:34:44.035Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-129.18817°

Altitude

21,505.938 km

Speed

3.782 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 05m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

21.61288°

Longitude

-113.94747°

Altitude

21,515.297 km

Speed

3.782 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 42m 46s

Apparent Declination

12° 17' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:24:41

Azimuth

57.21° ENE

Elevation

-16.74°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

21,555.393 km

Perigee altitude

21,500.552 km

Semi-major axis

27,906.109 km

Eccentricity

0.0009826

Inclination

56.2966°

RAAN

76.5189°

Arg. of periapsis

324.5587°

True anomaly

35.4053°

Mean anomaly

35.3401°

Eccentric anomaly

35.37269°

Mean motion

0.46558 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

773.23 mins

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

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

YZ-1 R/B, 43210

BEIDOU 3M6 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.
397 mins	2025-05-11 03:07:38.834Z	281.186° WNW	2025-05-11 06:48:38.834Z	246.631° WSW	44.964°	2025-05-11 09:44:38.834Z	174.621° S

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