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BEIDOU 3M22, 44794

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M22, 44794 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

44794, 2019-078B

Orbit

MEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

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 10 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 3M22
1 44794U 19078B   26004.98615044 -.00000077  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 44794  54.0599 305.5354 0004394  15.9903 344.0343  1.86227471 41615

Epoch: 2026-01-04T23:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-04T23:40:03.398Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-154.08323°

Altitude

21,516.861 km

Speed

3.781 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 22m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

09:56:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

21,540.71 km

Perigee altitude

21,516.185 km

Semi-major axis

27,906.585 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

54.0599°

RAAN

305.5354°

Arg. of periapsis

15.9903°

True anomaly

344.02044°

Mean anomaly

344.0343°

Eccentric anomaly

344.02737°

Mean motion

0.46557 °/min

Orbital period

773.25 mins

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

BEIDOU 3M21, 44793

CZ-3B R/B, 44796

YZ-1 R/B, 44795

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BEIDOU 3M22 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.
406 mins	2026-01-06 02:17:25.257Z	275.818° WNW	2026-01-06 06:03:25.257Z	240.133° WSW	44.977°	2026-01-06 09:03:25.257Z	170.718° S

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BEIDOU 3M22, 44794

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-04T23:40:03.398Z)

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