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
Orbit
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
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 45958Epoch: 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
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
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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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2018 (2018-10-15 UTC)
BEIDOU 3M16 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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| 174 mins | 2025-07-20 09:42:42.994Z | 63.58° ENE | 2025-07-20 09:42:42.994Z | 63.58° ENE | 43.512° | 2025-07-20 12:36:42.994Z | 68.782° E |
| 82 mins | 2025-07-21 08:20:42.994Z | 205.122° SW | 2025-07-21 09:42:42.994Z | 218.35° SW | 34.494° | 2025-07-21 09:42:42.994Z | 218.35° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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