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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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (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 (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 1 day ago

0 BEIDOU 3M13
1 43622U 18072A   25194.71738528 -.00000018  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 43622  56.3227  73.8542 0006076 324.9769  35.0583  1.86231369 46353

Epoch: 2025-07-13T17:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T17:13:02.088Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-116.21806°

Altitude

21,514.464 km

Speed

3.781 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 55m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

45.20582°

Longitude

-74.19951°

Altitude

21,534.384 km

Speed

3.78 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 09m 18s

Apparent Declination

45° 20' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:36:19

Azimuth

293.648° NW

Elevation

62.668°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

21,544.926 km

Perigee altitude

21,511.015 km

Semi-major axis

27,906.108 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

56.3227°

RAAN

73.8542°

Arg. of periapsis

324.9769°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

35.0583°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.46558 °/min

Orbital period

773.23 mins

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BEIDOU 3M13 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
293 mins	2025-07-14 21:04:52.098Z	293.593° NW	2025-07-14 22:00:52.098Z	351.737° N	43.041°	2025-07-15 01:57:52.098Z	131.57° SE

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