Satellite · NORAD 44543 · COSPAR 2019-061B
BEIDOU-3 M23
- Operator China Satellite Navigation Office
- Constellation BeiDou
- Country China
Altitude now
21,531.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.78km/s
Inclination
54.39°
Period
12.9 h
773.2 min
Perigee
21,512km
Apogee
21,545km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 11:52 UTC (34.7 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 52.297° N
- Longitude
- 81.607° W
- Altitude
- 21531.6 km
- Velocity
- 3.781 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 11:52 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 22 Sept 2019
- COSPAR launch id
- 2019-061
- Launch site
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 3
- BEIDOU-3 M2444542PayloadActive
- YZ-1 R/B44544Rocket bodyInactive
- CZ-3B R/B44545Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → MEO | 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 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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 20:57 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
- 44543
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2019-061B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX0V594GM8XW5ZB1SF5
- Canonical slug
- beidou-3-m23-44543
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.