BEIDOU 3M16, 43648
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BEIDOU 3M16, 43648 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 3M16 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | MEO |
| Last TLE update | 17 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 17 hours ago
0 BEIDOU 3M16
1 43648U 18078B 24361.12648448 -.00000088 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 43648 54.5616 318.7792 0004208 8.9952 351.0058 1.86232198 42152Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:02:08.259Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 178.11507° |
| Altitude | 21,516.613 km |
| Speed | 3.781 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 15m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 44.62479° |
| Longitude | -46.44471° |
| Altitude | 21,537.404 km |
| Speed | 3.779 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 32m 27s |
| Apparent Declination | 32° 18' 30" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:36:46 |
| Azimuth | 14.114° NNE |
| Elevation | -16.256° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 21,539.699 km |
| Perigee altitude | 21,516.213 km |
| Semi-major axis | 27,906.093 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004208 |
| Inclination | 54.5616° |
| RAAN | 318.7792° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 8.9952° |
| True anomaly | 350.99826° |
| Mean anomaly | 351.0058° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 351.00203° |
| 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 3M16 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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| 332 mins | 2024-12-27 06:48:59.215Z | 306.858° NW | 2024-12-27 09:38:59.215Z | 265.67° W | 41.391° | 2024-12-27 12:20:59.215Z | 198.701° SSW |
| 143 mins | 2024-12-27 17:50:59.215Z | 106.142° ESE | 2024-12-27 19:27:59.215Z | 67.967° E | 23.513° | 2024-12-27 20:13:59.215Z | 49.563° ENE |
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