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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
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
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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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago
0 BEIDOU 3M20
1 44865U 19090B   25260.02628198  .00000007  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 44865  56.3197  71.8692 0012938 303.4511  59.7006  1.86231372 39139
Epoch: 2025-09-17T00:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T00:37:50.763Z)
Latitude
2.69951°
Longitude
67.9923°
Altitude
21,509.824 km
Speed
3.782 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 54m 38s
True Declination
2° 41' 43"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:07:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,564.075 km
Perigee altitude
21,491.866 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.107 km
Eccentricity
0.00129
Inclination
56.3197°
RAAN
71.8692°
Arg. of periapsis
303.4511°
True anomaly
59.82871°
Mean anomaly
59.7006°
Eccentric anomaly
59.76465°
Mean motion
0.46558 °/min
Orbital period
773.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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