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BEIDOU 3G1, 43683

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3G1, 43683 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Nov 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B 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 3G1 details

Identifier	43683, 2018-085A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	8 hours ago
Origin	CNSA (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST
Mission	Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor	DFH-3B, FY-25
Mass	~3,060 kg wet, 1,700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-11-01 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 3B
Launch site	Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 18 m
Radar Cross Section	13.998 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 3G1
1 43683U 18085A   24346.55006418 -.00000262  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 43683   2.6315 103.3820 0001699  66.2360 249.1690  1.00274611 22511

Epoch: 2024-12-11T13:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T13:12:05.545Z)

Latitude	-1.82643°
Longitude	140.01992°
Altitude	35,788.1 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	03h 55m 08s
True Declination	-1° 49' 28"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	2.57922°
Longitude	-95.90242°
Altitude	35,778.096 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	11h 48m 28s
Apparent Declination	-2° 48' 20"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	19:50:57
Azimuth	288.578° WNW
Elevation	-24.935°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,794.034 km
Perigee altitude	35,779.706 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.007 km
Eccentricity	0.0001699
Inclination	2.6315°
RAAN	103.382°
Arg. of periapsis	66.236°
True anomaly	249.1508°
Mean anomaly	249.169°
Eccentric anomaly	249.1599°
Mean motion	0.25068 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.11 mins