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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). 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
43622, 2018-072A
Orbit
MEO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
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 (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, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
8.984 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago
0 BEIDOU 3M13
1 43622U 18072A   25260.76267079  .00000006  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 43622  56.3835  71.6650 0004022 320.4814  39.5280  1.86231134 47584
Epoch: 2025-09-17T18:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T18:18:14.756Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
160.16185°
Altitude
21,519.695 km
Speed
3.781 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 46m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:22:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,539.216 km
Perigee altitude
21,516.768 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.129 km
Eccentricity
0.0004
Inclination
56.3835°
RAAN
71.665°
Arg. of periapsis
320.4814°
True anomaly
39.55734°
Mean anomaly
39.528°
Eccentric anomaly
39.54267°
Mean motion
0.46558 °/min
Orbital period
773.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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