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BEIDOU 3M15, 43647

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M15, 43647 is a payload satellite in MEO that was launched on Mon, 15 Oct 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
43647, 2018-078A
Orbit
MEO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
BD-3M/SAR, Unknown motor
Mass
1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-10-15 (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 3M15
1 43647U 18078A   25156.08202351 -.00000096  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 43647  54.4301 313.1764 0007228  32.3092 327.7195  1.86232429 45130
Epoch: 2025-06-05T01:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-05T01:58:06.831Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
29.87709°
Altitude
21,511.15 km
Speed
3.782 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 52m 38s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-4.20944°
Longitude
-147.15783°
Altitude
21,546.729 km
Speed
3.777 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 58m 08s
Apparent Declination
-10° 36' 14"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:21:49
Azimuth
342.147° N
Elevation
-59.6°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,548.108 km
Perigee altitude
21,507.767 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.075 km
Eccentricity
0.00072
Inclination
54.4301°
RAAN
313.1764°
Arg. of periapsis
32.3092°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
327.7195°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.46558 °/min
Orbital period
773.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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380 mins2025-06-06 17:55:56.735Z289.152° WNW2025-06-06 21:21:56.735Z252.408° W44.46°2025-06-07 00:15:56.735Z180.41° SSW
74 mins2025-06-07 06:52:56.735Z69.248° E2025-06-07 07:29:56.735Z55.265° ENE12.28°2025-06-07 08:06:56.735Z42.01° NE
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