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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

44793, 2019-078A

Orbit

MEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

BD-3M2, Unknown motor

Mass

1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2019-11-23 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3B/YZ-1

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

8.984 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 3M21
1 44793U 19078A   25181.91593043 -.00000102  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 44793  54.2539 312.1636 0005689  41.5577 318.4853  1.86232276 38118

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:58:56.389Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

63.19393°

Altitude

21,516.309 km

Speed

3.781 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 48m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.59027°

Longitude

61.313°

Altitude

21,517.292 km

Speed

3.781 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 20m 22s

Apparent Declination

-12° 45' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:23:48

Azimuth

215.3° SW

Elevation

30.035°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

21,543.836 km

Perigee altitude

21,512.084 km

Semi-major axis

27,906.097 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

54.2539°

RAAN

312.1636°

Arg. of periapsis

41.5577°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

318.4853°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.46558 °/min

Orbital period

773.23 mins

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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2019 (2019-11-23 UTC)

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BEIDOU 3M21 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
397 mins	2025-07-01 10:45:18.452Z	215.283° SW	2025-07-01 13:11:18.452Z	321.16° NNW	44.273°	2025-07-01 17:22:18.452Z	113.188° SE

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