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BEIDOU 3G1, 43683

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BEIDOU 3G1, 43683 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Nov 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B 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 3G1 details

Identifier	43683, 2018-085A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	11 hours ago
Origin	CNSA (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST
Mission	Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor	DFH-3B, FY-25
Mass	~3,060 kg wet, 1,700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-11-01 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 3B
Launch site	Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 18 m
Radar Cross Section	13.998 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 BEIDOU 3G1
1 43683U 18085A   24361.29141160 -.00000251  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 43683   2.6694 102.9325 0001167  48.8322 188.4859  1.00270247 22669

Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:59Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:59:37.962Z)

Latitude	-2.257°
Longitude	140.03641°
Altitude	35,791.697 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	22h 40m 52s
True Declination	-2° 15' 17"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	1.86682°
Longitude	-53.3959°
Altitude	35,781.456 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	09h 24m 10s
Apparent Declination	-3° 28' 37"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	17:26:32
Azimuth	288.018° WNW
Elevation	-25.376°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,793.014 km
Perigee altitude	35,783.172 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.23 km
Eccentricity	0.0001167
Inclination	2.6694°
RAAN	102.9325°
Arg. of periapsis	48.8322°
True anomaly	188.48393°
Mean anomaly	188.4859°
Eccentric anomaly	188.48491°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.17 mins