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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). 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 3M9 details

Identifier	43581, 2018-062A
Orbit	MEO
Last TLE update	10 hours 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)	2018-07-29 (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, 10 m
Radar Cross Section	8.984 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 3M9
1 43581U 18062A   24361.07741842  .00000121  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 43581  54.1127 200.6021 0001890 352.0225   8.0428  1.86228934 43610

Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:51Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:51:28.951Z)

Latitude	0°
Longitude	77.6784°
Altitude	21,523.289 km
Speed	3.78 km/s
True Right ascension	13h 22m 26s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-49.94392°
Longitude	18.34432°
Altitude	21,543.881 km
Speed	3.779 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	08h 42m 18s
Apparent Declination	-61° 01' 13"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:34:05
Azimuth	200.172° SSW
Elevation	-16.817°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	21,533.574 km
Perigee altitude	21,523.025 km
Semi-major axis	27,906.436 km
Eccentricity	0.000189
Inclination	54.1127°
RAAN	200.6021°
Arg. of periapsis	352.0225°
True anomaly	8.04583°
Mean anomaly	8.0428°
Eccentric anomaly	8.04432°
Mean motion	0.46557 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	773.24 mins