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BEIDOU 6, 37210

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 6, 37210 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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BEIDOU 6 details

Identifier	37210, 2010-057A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	11 hours ago
Origin	CNSA (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST
Mission	Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor	DFH-3B, FY-25
Mass	3,060 kg wet, 1,700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2010-10-31 (14 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 3C
Launch site	Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 18 m
Radar Cross Section	13.998 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 6
1 37210U 10057A   24361.22496166 -.00000086  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 37210   2.3127  70.2857 0009327 189.5180  76.4246  1.00271868 51897

Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:23Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:23:56.687Z)

Latitude	-2.31835°
Longitude	160.1313°
Altitude	35,777.104 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	22h 25m 17s
True Declination	-2° 18' 58"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	2.16512°
Longitude	-37.76514°
Altitude	35,806.403 km
Speed	3.073 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	08h 47m 33s
Apparent Declination	-3° 18' 37"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:33:33
Azimuth	274.874° WNW
Elevation	-10.935°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,826.968 km
Perigee altitude	35,748.312 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.777 km
Eccentricity	0.0009327
Inclination	2.3127°
RAAN	70.2857°
Arg. of periapsis	189.518°
True anomaly	76.52852°
Mean anomaly	76.4246°
Eccentric anomaly	76.47656°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.15 mins