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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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BEIDOU 3M6 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | MEO |
| Last TLE update | 4 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 4 days ago
0 BEIDOU 3M6
1 43208U 18018B 24344.59383280 -.00000025 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 43208 56.1662 81.5150 0006288 309.0189 50.9271 1.86231009 46418Epoch: 2024-12-09T14:15Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-09T14:15:07.153Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | 148.91845° |
| Altitude | 21,517.299 km |
| Speed | 3.781 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 26m 03s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 40.03363° |
| Longitude | -177.03325° |
| Altitude | 21,535.558 km |
| Speed | 3.78 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 07h 23m 43s |
| Apparent Declination | 39° 39' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:46:16 |
| Azimuth | 275.706° WNW |
| Elevation | 74.174° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 21,545.56 km |
| Perigee altitude | 21,510.465 km |
| Semi-major axis | 27,906.15 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006288 |
| Inclination | 56.1662° |
| RAAN | 81.515° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 309.0189° |
| True anomaly | 50.98307° |
| Mean anomaly | 50.9271° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 50.95508° |
| 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)
| BEIDOU 3M5, 43207 |
| BEIDOU 3M6, 43208 |
| 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. |
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| 275 mins | 2024-12-13 10:16:21.843Z | 275.605° WNW | 2024-12-13 10:38:21.843Z | 314.109° NW | 44.229° | 2024-12-13 14:51:21.843Z | 109.325° ESE |
| 21 mins | 2024-12-14 09:55:21.843Z | 237.045° WSW | 2024-12-14 10:16:21.843Z | 242.928° WSW | 16.469° | 2024-12-14 10:16:21.843Z | 242.928° WSW |
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