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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). 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

43683, 2018-085A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (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 (7 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 11 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 3G1
1 43683U 18085A   25193.87378128 -.00000270  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 43683   2.7290 107.5557 0004503 351.8987 286.1386  1.00274847 24653

Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:58:14.702Z)

Latitude

-2.7152°

Longitude

139.994°

Altitude

35,780.372 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 42m 14s

True Declination

-2° 42' 45"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.73728°

Longitude

-53.16718°

Altitude

35,785.898 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 26m 36s

Apparent Declination

-2° 39' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:28:46

Azimuth

288.641° WNW

Elevation

-24.778°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,805.79 km

Perigee altitude

35,767.817 km

Semi-major axis

42,164.94 km

Eccentricity

0.00045

Inclination

2.729°

RAAN

107.5557°

Arg. of periapsis

351.8987°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

286.1386°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.11 mins

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