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BEIDOU 3M12, 43603

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M12, 43603 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Fri, 24 Aug 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 3M12 details

Identifier	43603, 2018-067B
Orbit	MEO
Last TLE update	13 hours ago
Origin	CNSA (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	SECM
Mission	Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor	BD-3M2, Unknown motor
Mass	1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-08-24 (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 13 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 3M12
1 43603U 18067B   24361.54694626  .00000124  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 43603  54.2018 199.2391 0005268  33.1765 326.9236  1.86227346 43139

Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:07:36.156Z)

Latitude	-0.00001°
Longitude	-93.17776°
Altitude	21,516.36 km
Speed	3.781 km/s
True Right ascension	13h 16m 59s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	12.71338°
Longitude	-83.83811°
Altitude	21,513.989 km
Speed	3.782 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	13h 54m 58s
Apparent Declination	3° 40' 05"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	01:58:24
Azimuth	1.243° NNE
Elevation	-46.409°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	21,543.156 km
Perigee altitude	21,513.753 km
Semi-major axis	27,906.592 km
Eccentricity	0.0005268
Inclination	54.2018°
RAAN	199.2391°
Arg. of periapsis	33.1765°
True anomaly	326.89064°
Mean anomaly	326.9236°
Eccentric anomaly	326.90712°
Mean motion	0.46557 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	773.25 mins