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BEIDOU 3M14, 43623

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M14, 43623 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Wed, 19 Sep 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 3M14 details

Identifier	43623, 2018-072B
Orbit	MEO
Last TLE update	13 hours ago
Origin	CNSA (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST
Mission	Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor	BD-3M/SAR, Unknown motor
Mass	1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-09-19 (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 3M14
1 43623U 18072B   24361.37290078 -.00000059  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 43623  56.1540  80.4712 0003697 317.2536  42.7395  1.86231074 42632

Epoch: 2024-12-26T08:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T08:56:58.627Z)

Latitude	-0.00005°
Longitude	-149.11692°
Altitude	21,520.776 km
Speed	3.78 km/s
True Right ascension	05h 21m 55s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-1.48305°
Longitude	-150.12634°
Altitude	21,520.769 km
Speed	3.78 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	05h 48m 52s
Apparent Declination	-8° 51' 01"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	21:09:24
Azimuth	69.179° E
Elevation	-35.768°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	21,538.323 km
Perigee altitude	21,517.69 km
Semi-major axis	27,906.144 km
Eccentricity	0.0003697
Inclination	56.154°
RAAN	80.4712°
Arg. of periapsis	317.2536°
True anomaly	42.76826°
Mean anomaly	42.7395°
Eccentric anomaly	42.75388°
Mean motion	0.46558 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	773.23 mins