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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). 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

44231, 2019-027A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

12 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)

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 12 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 2 G8
1 44231U 19027A   25191.59032447 -.00000236  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 44231   1.7479  75.2083 0003700 259.0514 311.5134  1.00274799 22657

Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:10:04.034Z)

Latitude

-0.91378°

Longitude

144.46347°

Altitude

35,774.969 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 02m 56s

True Declination

0° 54' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.05834°

Longitude

-29.91373°

Altitude

35,796.636 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 01m 31s

Apparent Declination

-4° 16' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:46:50

Azimuth

284.234° WNW

Elevation

-22.769°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,802.42 km

Perigee altitude

35,771.218 km

Semi-major axis

42,164.956 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

1.7479°

RAAN

75.2083°

Arg. of periapsis

259.0514°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

311.5134°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.11 mins

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