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BEIDOU 3M12, 43603

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M12, 43603 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

43603, 2018-067B

Orbit

MEO

Last TLE update

9 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 9 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 3M12
1 43603U 18067B   25193.14811813  .00000085  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 43603  54.1910 192.5348 0004181   6.1637 353.8492  1.86227249 46811

Epoch: 2025-07-12T03:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T03:33:17.406Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-151.07668°

Altitude

21,517.088 km

Speed

3.781 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 50m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-51.14827°

Longitude

92.46925°

Altitude

21,551.413 km

Speed

3.778 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 07m 27s

Apparent Declination

-58° 36' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:00:31

Azimuth

145.27° SSE

Elevation

-27.132°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

21,540.132 km

Perigee altitude

21,516.797 km

Semi-major axis

27,906.602 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

54.191°

RAAN

192.5348°

Arg. of periapsis

6.1637°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

353.8492°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.46557 °/min

Orbital period

773.25 mins

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BEIDOU 3M12 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.
397 mins	2025-07-13 06:01:20.857Z	271.28° WNW	2025-07-13 09:53:20.857Z	63.07° ENE	44.999°	2025-07-13 12:38:20.857Z	167.875° S

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