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BEIDOU 3M20, 44865

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M20, 44865 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Mon, 16 Dec 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
44865, 2019-090B
Orbit
MEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
BD-3M, Unknown motor
Mass
1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2019-12-16 (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 3M20
1 44865U 19090B   25196.45054495 -.00000027  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 44865  56.2594  73.9804 0014563 306.4577 272.3685  1.86231441 37937
Epoch: 2025-07-15T10:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T10:48:47.083Z)
Latitude
-31.31915°
Longitude
-177.80635°
Altitude
21,536.137 km
Speed
3.779 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 31m 44s
True Declination
-31° 16' 49"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
29.5103°
Longitude
136.07344°
Altitude
21,568.372 km
Speed
3.775 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 13m 07s
Apparent Declination
21° 27' 10"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:36:14
Azimuth
67.731° E
Elevation
6.91°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,568.606 km
Perigee altitude
21,487.326 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.103 km
Eccentricity
0.00146
Inclination
56.2594°
RAAN
73.9804°
Arg. of periapsis
306.4577°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
272.3685°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.46558 °/min
Orbital period
773.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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264 mins2025-07-16 16:36:51.543Z201.782° SSW2025-07-16 19:44:51.543Z312.073° NW44.429°2025-07-16 21:00:51.543Z38.401° NE
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