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
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
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 3M16
1 43648U 18078B 25193.26074669 -.00000061 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 43648 54.3925 311.8849 0003409 49.2827 310.7653 1.86232364 45848Epoch: 2025-07-12T06:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T06:15:28.514Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
-72.39978°
Altitude
21,521.976 km
Speed
3.78 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 47m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-8.58163°
Longitude
-78.62505°
Altitude
21,524.97 km
Speed
3.78 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 26m 28s
Apparent Declination
-19° 54' 56"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:04:31
Azimuth
174.047° S
Elevation
29.95°
Doppler factor
1
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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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| 326 mins | 2025-07-13 07:39:13.643Z | 174.05° S | 2025-07-13 09:43:13.643Z | 105.648° ESE | 44.294° | 2025-07-13 13:05:13.643Z | 68.799° E |
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