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BEIDOU 3M15, 43647

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3M15, 43647 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in MEO that was launched on Mon, 15 Oct 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

43647, 2018-078A

Orbit

MEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

BD-3M/SAR, Unknown motor

Mass

1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-15 (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 11 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 3M15
1 43647U 18078A   25189.90981548 -.00000079  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 43647  54.3998 311.9999 0006530  31.7160 328.3286  1.86232370 45774

Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:50:08.057Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

57.34873°

Altitude

21,512.684 km

Speed

3.782 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 47m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-40.03291°

Longitude

20.45012°

Altitude

21,539.524 km

Speed

3.779 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 39m 42s

Apparent Declination

-50° 50' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:01:00

Azimuth

209.66° SW

Elevation

-10.857°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

21,546.168 km

Perigee altitude

21,509.722 km

Semi-major axis

27,906.082 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

54.3998°

RAAN

311.9999°

Arg. of periapsis

31.716°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

328.3286°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.46558 °/min

Orbital period

773.23 mins

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BEIDOU 3M15 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
455 mins	2025-07-09 09:52:16.231Z	214.082° SW	2025-07-09 13:18:16.231Z	332.775° NNW	43.835°	2025-07-09 17:27:16.231Z	121.454° SE

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