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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
13 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 13 hours ago
0 BEIDOU 3M14
1 43623U 18072B   25122.63089764 -.00000016  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 43623  56.2660  76.2395 0006711 335.6641  24.2719  1.86231294 45000
Epoch: 2025-05-02T15:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-02T15:08:29.556Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-11.68398°
Altitude
21,511.243 km
Speed
3.782 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 04m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-0.87572°
Longitude
-12.28529°
Altitude
21,511.224 km
Speed
3.782 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 24m 28s
Apparent Declination
-8° 45' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:44:13
Azimuth
276.11° WNW
Elevation
-20.871°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,546.708 km
Perigee altitude
21,509.252 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.117 km
Eccentricity
0.0006711
Inclination
56.266°
RAAN
76.2395°
Arg. of periapsis
335.6641°
True anomaly
24.30354°
Mean anomaly
24.2719°
Eccentric anomaly
24.28772°
Mean motion
0.46558 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
773.23 mins
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BEIDOU 3M14 Visibility forecast

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340 mins2025-05-03 05:54:27.207Z305.23° NW2025-05-03 08:51:27.207Z264.653° W42.645°2025-05-03 11:34:27.207Z195.419° SSW
175 mins2025-05-03 17:15:27.207Z99.586° ESE2025-05-03 18:44:27.207Z64.249° ENE22.126°2025-05-03 20:10:27.207Z34.97° NE
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