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BEIDOU 3M11, 43602

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M11, 43602 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Fri, 24 Aug 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

43602, 2018-067A

Orbit

MEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

BD-3M2, Unknown motor

Mass

1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-08-24 (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 14 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 3M11
1 43602U 18067A   25193.01400437  .00000085  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 43602  54.1937 192.5750 0007301  23.8118 336.2306  1.86227750 46785

Epoch: 2025-07-12T00:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T00:20:09.977Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-102.62315°

Altitude

21,509.999 km

Speed

3.782 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 50m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

15.03262°

Longitude

-91.47531°

Altitude

21,507.798 km

Speed

3.782 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 41m 09s

Apparent Declination

5° 39' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:15:43

Azimuth

11.941° NNE

Elevation

-43.728°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

21,548.789 km

Perigee altitude

21,508.04 km

Semi-major axis

27,906.552 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

54.1937°

RAAN

192.575°

Arg. of periapsis

23.8118°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

336.2306°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.46557 °/min

Orbital period

773.25 mins

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BEIDOU 3M11 Visibility forecast

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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.
447 mins	2025-07-13 01:08:20.414Z	207.673° SW	2025-07-13 04:24:20.414Z	319.278° NNW	44.31°	2025-07-13 08:35:20.414Z	112.54° SE

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