BEIDOU 3M15, 43647
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BEIDOU 3M15, 43647 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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BEIDOU 3M15 details
| Identifier | |
| 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 25017.54922528 -.00000095 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 43647 54.5464 317.9985 0007785 13.4229 346.6104 1.86232421 42553Epoch: 2025-01-17T13:10Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-17T13:10:53.064Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 3.05543° |
| Altitude | 21,507.021 km |
| Speed | 3.782 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 11m 57s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -53.47629° |
| Longitude | -70.63256° |
| Altitude | 21,548.848 km |
| Speed | 3.778 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 45m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | -51° 52' 58" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:52:18 |
| Azimuth | 228.92° WSW |
| Elevation | -67.222° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 21,549.659 km |
| Perigee altitude | 21,506.209 km |
| Semi-major axis | 27,906.071 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007785 |
| Inclination | 54.5464° |
| RAAN | 317.9985° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 13.4229° |
| True anomaly | 346.58972° |
| Mean anomaly | 346.6104° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 346.60006° |
| Mean motion | 0.46558 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 773.23 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2018 (2018-10-15 UTC)
| BEIDOU 3M15, 43647 |
| BEIDOU 3M16, 43648 |
| CZ-3B R/B, 43649 |
| YZ-1 R/B, 43650 |
BEIDOU 3M15 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. |
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| 307 mins | 2025-01-19 06:07:03.602Z | 312.604° NW | 2025-01-19 08:41:03.602Z | 271.541° WNW | 38.742° | 2025-01-19 11:14:03.602Z | 208.839° SW |
| 229 mins | 2025-01-19 16:28:03.602Z | 120.685° SE | 2025-01-19 18:25:03.602Z | 73.973° E | 28.615° | 2025-01-19 20:17:03.602Z | 38.648° NE |
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