BEIDOU 3M21, 44793
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BEIDOU 3M21, 44793 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Sat, 23 Nov 2019 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B/YZ-1 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
SECM
Mission
Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
BD-3M2, Unknown motor
Mass
1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.6 m
Radar Cross Section
8.984 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 BEIDOU 3M21
1 44793U 19078A 26265.27237216 -.00000011 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 44793 53.8450 296.4031 0004866 39.6758 320.4237 1.86227556 46453Epoch: 2026-09-22T06:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-22T06:32:12.954Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-162.77077°
Altitude
21,518.168 km
Speed
3.781 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 45m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
01:45:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,542.027 km
Perigee altitude
21,514.868 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.585 km
Eccentricity
0.00049
Inclination
53.845°
RAAN
296.4031°
Arg. of periapsis
39.6758°
True anomaly
320.38816°
Mean anomaly
320.4237°
Eccentric anomaly
320.40593°
Mean motion
0.46557 °/min
Orbital period
773.25 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2019 (2019-11-23 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 3M21 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 385 mins | 2026-09-23 09:33:24.400Z | 287.262° WNW | 2026-09-23 13:01:24.400Z | 252.463° W | 79.504° | 2026-09-23 15:58:24.400Z | 178.848° S |
| 55 mins | 2026-09-23 22:44:24.400Z | 64.813° ENE | 2026-09-23 23:11:24.400Z | 54.746° ENE | 11.322° | 2026-09-23 23:39:24.400Z | 44.709° NE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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