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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0 BEIDOU 3M16
1 43648U 18078B 26069.35065664 -.00000047 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 43648 54.1748 303.4524 0005451 39.6280 320.4606 1.86232316 50334TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T08:24:56.733Z)
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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2018 (2018-10-15 UTC)
BEIDOU 3M16 Visibility forecast
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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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| 38 mins | 2026-03-12 05:56:25.933Z | 209.009° SW | 2026-03-12 05:56:25.933Z | 209.009° SW | 22.035° | 2026-03-12 06:34:25.933Z | 201.626° SSW |
| 202 mins | 2026-03-12 11:58:25.933Z | 110.915° ESE | 2026-03-12 13:42:25.933Z | 69.964° E | 24.92° | 2026-03-12 15:20:25.933Z | 38.105° NE |
| 133 mins | 2026-03-13 03:43:25.933Z | 320.589° NNW | 2026-03-13 05:36:25.933Z | 285.08° WNW | 28.994° | 2026-03-13 05:56:25.933Z | 275.308° WNW |
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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