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). 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 3M15 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | MEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM |
| Mission | Operational Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | BD-3M/SAR, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 1,014 kg wet, ~850 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 7 hours ago
0 BEIDOU 3M15
1 43647U 18078A 24361.53427258 -.00000087 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 43647 54.5657 318.7629 0007387 10.2601 349.7480 1.86232384 42142Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:49:21.15Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | 30.89259° |
| Altitude | 21,507.919 km |
| Speed | 3.782 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 14m 58s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -13.93179° |
| Longitude | -138.96715° |
| Altitude | 21,551.597 km |
| Speed | 3.776 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 32m 13s |
| Apparent Declination | -19° 10' 18" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:15:26 |
| Azimuth | 295.167° NW |
| Elevation | -54.089° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 21,548.551 km |
| Perigee altitude | 21,507.323 km |
| Semi-major axis | 27,906.074 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007387 |
| Inclination | 54.5657° |
| RAAN | 318.7629° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 10.2601° |
| True anomaly | 349.73292° |
| Mean anomaly | 349.748° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 349.74046° |
| Mean motion | 0.46558 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 773.23 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2018 (2018-10-15 UTC)
| BEIDOU 3M15, 43647 |
| BEIDOU 3M16, 43648 |
| CZ-3B R/B, 43649 |
| YZ-1 R/B, 43650 |
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. |
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| 448 mins | 2024-12-27 01:39:41.992Z | 247.252° WSW | 2024-12-27 05:50:41.992Z | 40.143° NE | 44.248° | 2024-12-27 09:07:41.992Z | 152.518° SSE |
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