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BEIDOU 3M16, 43648

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M16, 43648 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). 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
43648, 2018-078B
Orbit
MEO
Last TLE update
2 days 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, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
8.984 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 BEIDOU 3M16
1 43648U 18078B   25199.16718029 -.00000081  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 43648  54.3870 311.6791 0003317  48.8717 311.1775  1.86232241 45958
Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:00:44.377Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-44.73865°
Altitude
21,522.101 km
Speed
3.78 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 46m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
44.91311°
Longitude
0.63035°
Altitude
21,524.104 km
Speed
3.781 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 11m 05s
Apparent Declination
45° 46' 58"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:35:57
Azimuth
63.501° ENE
Elevation
71.683°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,537.215 km
Perigee altitude
21,518.702 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.095 km
Eccentricity
0.00033
Inclination
54.387°
RAAN
311.6791°
Arg. of periapsis
48.8717°
True anomaly
311.14888°
Mean anomaly
311.1775°
Eccentric anomaly
311.16319°
Mean motion
0.46558 °/min
Orbital period
773.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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