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BEIDOU 3M11, 43602

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M11, 43602 is a payload satellite 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
9 hours ago
Origin
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 9 hours ago
0 BEIDOU 3M11
1 43602U 18067A   25143.07697684  .00000084  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 43602  54.1927 194.2694 0007153  25.9610 334.1595  1.86227791 45854
Epoch: 2025-05-23T01:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-23T01:50:50.798Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-74.37165°
Altitude
21,510.663 km
Speed
3.782 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 57m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-53.43868°
Longitude
-178.1573°
Altitude
21,559.134 km
Speed
3.777 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 32m 07s
Apparent Declination
-51° 44' 13"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:18:03
Azimuth
131.758° SE
Elevation
-68.271°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,548.372 km
Perigee altitude
21,508.449 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.547 km
Eccentricity
0.00072
Inclination
54.1927°
RAAN
194.2694°
Arg. of periapsis
25.961°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
334.1595°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.46557 °/min
Orbital period
773.25 mins
BSTAR
0
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70 mins2025-05-23 18:36:14.661Z317.272° NNW2025-05-23 19:11:14.661Z304.76° NW11.928°2025-05-23 19:46:14.661Z291.624° WNW
380 mins2025-05-24 02:26:14.661Z180.032° SSW2025-05-24 05:20:14.661Z106.171° ESE44.469°2025-05-24 08:46:14.661Z71.425° E
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