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). 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
3 days 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
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
8.984 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 3 days ago
0 BEIDOU 3M16
1 43648U 18078B 25181.44785987 -.00000100 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 43648 54.4032 312.2958 0003726 49.7473 310.2844 1.86232430 45636Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:44:55.092Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-127.70747°
Altitude
21,521.459 km
Speed
3.78 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 49m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
54.4496°
Longitude
-38.48146°
Altitude
21,527.732 km
Speed
3.781 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 30m 24s
Apparent Declination
43° 21' 58"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:08:53
Azimuth
27.622° NE
Elevation
0.637°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2018 (2018-10-15 UTC)
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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| 328 mins | 2025-07-03 18:07:13.359Z | 307.641° NW | 2025-07-03 20:54:13.359Z | 266.754° W | 41.042° | 2025-07-03 23:35:13.359Z | 200.01° SSW |
| 81 mins | 2025-07-04 05:02:13.359Z | 108.435° ESE | 2025-07-04 06:23:13.359Z | 77.59° E | 23.574° | 2025-07-04 06:23:13.359Z | 77.59° E |
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