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BEIDOU 3M14, 43623

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M14, 43623 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
43623, 2018-072B
Orbit
MEO
Last TLE update
16 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 16 hours ago
0 BEIDOU 3M14
1 43623U 18072B   25183.84373818 -.00000077  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 43623  56.3152  74.2087 0005489 357.4901   2.5485  1.86231547 46141
Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:14:58.978Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-150.6409°
Altitude
21,513.001 km
Speed
3.782 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 56m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
55.16423°
Longitude
-43.54311°
Altitude
21,539.241 km
Speed
3.78 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 10m 48s
Apparent Declination
42° 05' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:28:49
Azimuth
3.373° NNE
Elevation
-7.89°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,543.271 km
Perigee altitude
21,512.635 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.09 km
Eccentricity
0.00055
Inclination
56.3152°
RAAN
74.2087°
Arg. of periapsis
357.4901°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
2.5485°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.46558 °/min
Orbital period
773.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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414 mins2025-07-03 22:42:07.314Z271.473° WNW2025-07-04 02:37:07.314Z68.675° E44.964°2025-07-04 05:36:07.314Z168.558° S
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