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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
22 hours ago
Origin
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 22 hours ago
0 BEIDOU 3M13
1 43622U 18072A   25122.22846105 -.00000017  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 43622  56.2638  76.2593 0008652 312.4928  47.4006  1.86231256 45005
Epoch: 2025-05-02T05:28Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-02T05:28:59.034Z)
Latitude
Longitude
133.60921°
Altitude
21,511.991 km
Speed
3.782 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 04m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-56.25691°
Longitude
40.03217°
Altitude
21,531.539 km
Speed
3.781 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 03m 09s
Apparent Declination
-53° 18' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:42:54
Azimuth
156.513° SSE
Elevation
-75.006°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,552.129 km
Perigee altitude
21,503.84 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.121 km
Eccentricity
0.0008652
Inclination
56.2638°
RAAN
76.2593°
Arg. of periapsis
312.4928°
True anomaly
47.47363°
Mean anomaly
47.4006°
Eccentric anomaly
47.43711°
Mean motion
0.46558 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
773.23 mins
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BEIDOU 3M13 Visibility forecast

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176 mins2025-05-03 10:26:07.717Z325.112° NNW2025-05-03 11:52:07.717Z295.945° NW22.045°2025-05-03 13:22:07.717Z260.4° W
340 mins2025-05-03 19:03:07.717Z164.721° S2025-05-03 21:45:07.717Z95.709° ESE42.67°2025-05-04 00:43:07.717Z54.973° ENE
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