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BEIDOU 3M13, 43622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M13, 43622 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Wed, 19 Sep 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 3M13 details

Identifier	43622, 2018-072A
Orbit	MEO
Last TLE update	2 days ago
Origin	CNSA (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST
Mission	Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor	BD-3M/SAR, Unknown motor
Mass	1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-09-19 (6 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 3M13
1 43622U 18072A   24345.39878326 -.00000036  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 43622  56.1394  81.0099 0005716 290.3518  69.5862  1.86230885 42341

Epoch: 2024-12-10T09:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-10T09:34:14.873Z)

Latitude	-0.00003°
Longitude	-142.16245°
Altitude	21,522.819 km
Speed	3.78 km/s
True Right ascension	05h 24m 01s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-45.09345°
Longitude	175.59733°
Altitude	21,528.352 km
Speed	3.781 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	03h 30m 44s
Apparent Declination	-49° 27' 58"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	20:32:25
Azimuth	127.23° SE
Elevation	-37.819°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	21,543.977 km
Perigee altitude	21,512.075 km
Semi-major axis	27,906.163 km
Eccentricity	0.0005716
Inclination	56.1394°
RAAN	81.0099°
Arg. of periapsis	290.3518°
True anomaly	69.6476°
Mean anomaly	69.5862°
Eccentric anomaly	69.6169°
Mean motion	0.46558 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	773.23 mins