Satellite · NORAD 43683 · COSPAR 2018-085A
BEIDOU-3 G1
- Operator China Satellite Navigation Office
- Constellation SBAS / augmentation
- Country China
Altitude now
35,764.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.08km/s
Inclination
2.61°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,762km
Apogee
35,812km
orbit freshOrbit updated 13 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:45 UTC (4.1 h old)· Metadata updated 13 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 0.297° S
- Longitude
- 160.034° E
- Altitude
- 35764.0 km
- Velocity
- 3.076 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:45 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 01 Nov 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-085
- Launch site
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 1
- CZ-3B R/B43684Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constellation Id | con_01M28X1Z9THZ1XWH6BWYKMDXPR → con_01M28X1ZA0VYMJSMNFKH7XRS3Z | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Constellation Id | con_01M28X1Z9THZ1XWH6BWYKMDXPR → con_01M28X1ZA0VYMJSMNFKH7XRS3Z | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 13 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 13 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 43683
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-085A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RYG
- Canonical slug
- beidou-3-g1-43683
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Navigation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.