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BEIDOU 3M5, 43207

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M5, 43207 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Mon, 12 Feb 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B/YZ-1 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 3M5 details

Identifier	43207, 2018-018A
Orbit	MEO
Last TLE update	3 days ago
Origin	CNSA (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST
Mission	Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor	BD-3M, Unknown motor
Mass	1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-02-12 (7 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, 10 m
Radar Cross Section	8.984 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 BEIDOU 3M5
1 43207U 18018A   24359.02500955 -.00000059  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 43207  56.1786  81.0305 0004028 355.1888   4.8277  1.86231306 46682

Epoch: 2024-12-24T00:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-24T00:36:00.825Z)

Latitude	0.00001°
Longitude	-21.0041°
Altitude	21,517.117 km
Speed	3.781 km/s
True Right ascension	05h 24m 09s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-37.44388°
Longitude	-170.32044°
Altitude	21,547.449 km
Speed	3.778 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	18h 35m 50s
Apparent Declination	-44° 16' 04"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	00:33:09
Azimuth	232.939° WSW
Elevation	-26.195°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	21,539.223 km
Perigee altitude	21,516.742 km
Semi-major axis	27,906.119 km
Eccentricity	0.0004028
Inclination	56.1786°
RAAN	81.0305°
Arg. of periapsis	355.1888°
True anomaly	4.83159°
Mean anomaly	4.8277°
Eccentric anomaly	4.82964°
Mean motion	0.46558 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	773.23 mins