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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
DFH-3B, FY-25
Mass
~3,060 kg wet, 1,700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 9.0 m
Radar Cross Section
13.998 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 BEIDOU 3G1
1 43683U 18085A 25260.98725381 -.00000296 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 43683 2.8901 105.1886 0003555 10.2246 17.2294 1.00272361 25338Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:41:38.729Z)
Latitude
1.32057°
Longitude
140.05424°
Altitude
35,771.45 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 50m 29s
True Declination
1° 19' 09"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:34:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,802.49 km
Perigee altitude
35,772.51 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.637 km
Eccentricity
0.00036
Inclination
2.8901°
RAAN
105.1886°
Arg. of periapsis
10.2246°
True anomaly
17.24147°
Mean anomaly
17.2294°
Eccentric anomaly
17.23544°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #85 in the year 2018 (2018-11-01 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.BEIDOU 3G1 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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