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BEIDOU 2 G8, 44231

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 2 G8, 44231 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 17 May 2019 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3C 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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Identifier	44231, 2019-027A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	5 hours ago
Origin	CNSA (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)	2019-05-17 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 3C
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 5 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 2 G8
1 44231U 19027A   25084.84003193 -.00000248  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 44231   1.4789  74.6581 0005538 253.9532 301.8838  1.00271747 21571

Epoch: 2025-03-25T20:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-25T20:09:38.758Z)

Latitude	-0.37935°
Longitude	144.49694°
Altitude	35,773.873 km
Speed	3.076 km/s
True Right ascension	18h 01m 46s
True Declination	0° 22' 44"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-1.47091°
Longitude	-144.39839°
Altitude	35,763.488 km
Speed	3.076 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	22h 22m 15s
Apparent Declination	-6° 40' 03"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	06:07:27
Azimuth	282.248° WNW
Elevation	-24.331°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,811.026 km
Perigee altitude	35,764.324 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.812 km
Eccentricity	0.0005538
Inclination	1.4789°
RAAN	74.6581°
Arg. of periapsis	253.9532°
True anomaly	301.82989°
Mean anomaly	301.8838°
Eccentric anomaly	301.85685°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.15 mins