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BEIDOU 3M9, 43581

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M9, 43581 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Sun, 29 Jul 2018 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
43581, 2018-062A
Orbit
MEO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
BD-3M, Unknown motor
Mass
1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-07-29 (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 1 day ago
0 BEIDOU 3M9
1 43581U 18062A   25192.14006734  .00000087  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 43581  54.1008 193.8986 0005658 283.3790  76.5745  1.86228749 47283
Epoch: 2025-07-11T03:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T03:21:41.818Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-145.81943°
Altitude
21,524.874 km
Speed
3.78 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 55m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
53.23099°
Longitude
-41.42733°
Altitude
21,551.488 km
Speed
3.778 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 25m 56s
Apparent Declination
56° 25' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:01:27
Azimuth
324.575° NNW
Elevation
67.284°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
21,544.108 km
Perigee altitude
21,512.529 km
Semi-major axis
27,906.455 km
Eccentricity
0.00057
Inclination
54.1008°
RAAN
193.8986°
Arg. of periapsis
283.379°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
76.5745°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.46557 °/min
Orbital period
773.24 mins
BSTAR
0
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242 mins2025-07-12 08:39:55.849Z324.534° NNW2025-07-12 09:35:55.849Z57.602° ENE44.903°2025-07-12 12:41:55.849Z162.809° S
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