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BEIDOU 3 IGSO-1, 44204

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3 IGSO-1, 44204 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) that was launched on Sat, 20 Apr 2019 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

44204, 2019-023A

Orbit

Active

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

DFH-3B, FY-25

Mass

~3,060 kg wet, 1,700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2019-04-20 (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, 9.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.998 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 BEIDOU 3 IGSO-1
1 44204U 19023A   26171.54826712 -.00000229  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 44204  58.6998  37.6136 0025616 225.5297 321.1703  1.00290704  7242

Epoch: 2026-06-20T13:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T13:09:30.279Z)

Latitude

-5.54129°

Longitude

114.88482°

Altitude

35,698.367 km

Speed

3.081 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 44m 05s

True Declination

-5° 32' 09"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:28:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,889.214 km

Perigee altitude

35,673.223 km

Semi-major axis

42,159.356 km

Eccentricity

0.00256

Inclination

58.6998°

RAAN

37.6136°

Arg. of periapsis

225.5297°

True anomaly

320.98579°

Mean anomaly

321.1703°

Eccentric anomaly

321.07809°

Mean motion

0.25073 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.82 mins

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BEIDOU 3 IGSO-1, 44204

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T13:09:30.279Z)

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