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BEIDOU 11, 38091

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 11, 38091 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3C 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	38091, 2012-008A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	6 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)	2012-02-24 (13 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 6 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 11
1 38091U 12008A   25091.77602986  .00000052  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 38091   2.4737  71.2379 0012394 257.6159 199.6434  1.00267807 48053

Epoch: 2025-04-01T18:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-01T18:37:28.979Z)

Latitude	2.44046°
Longitude	58.72092°
Altitude	35,836.216 km
Speed	3.071 km/s
True Right ascension	11h 13m 51s
True Declination	2° 26' 17"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.5399°
Longitude	154.45474°
Altitude	35,765.046 km
Speed	3.076 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	17h 43m 30s
Apparent Declination	-5° 26' 44"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	06:41:50
Azimuth	24.685° NE
Elevation	-53.112°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,841.039 km
Perigee altitude	35,736.516 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.915 km
Eccentricity	0.0012394
Inclination	2.4737°
RAAN	71.2379°
Arg. of periapsis	257.6159°
True anomaly	199.59573°
Mean anomaly	199.6434°
Eccentric anomaly	199.61956°
Mean motion	0.25066 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.21 mins