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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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 BEIDOU 3M20
1 44865U 19090B   25258.37862678  .00000002  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 44865  56.3180  71.9239 0012946 303.6642  34.8191  1.86231285 39092
Epoch: 2025-09-15T09:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T09:05:13.353Z)
Latitude
-17.75212°
Longitude
-71.28248°
Altitude
21,502.846 km
Speed
3.783 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 58m 25s
True Declination
-17° 43' 36"
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
06:48:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,564.106 km
Perigee altitude
21,491.852 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.116 km
Eccentricity
0.00129
Inclination
56.318°
RAAN
71.9239°
Arg. of periapsis
303.6642°
True anomaly
34.90392°
Mean anomaly
34.8191°
Eccentric anomaly
34.8615°
Mean motion
0.46558 °/min
Orbital period
773.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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