Satellite · NORAD 43207 · COSPAR 2018-018A
BEIDOU-3 M4
- Operator China Satellite Navigation Office
- Constellation BeiDou
- Country China
Altitude now
21,533.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.78km/s
Inclination
56.73°
Period
12.9 h
773.2 min
Perigee
21,511km
Apogee
21,545km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 02:44 UTC (18.2 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
- 26.893° N
- Longitude
- 83.445° W
- Altitude
- 21533.4 km
- Velocity
- 3.779 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 02:44 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 12 Feb 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-018
- Launch site
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 3
- BEIDOU-3 M343208PayloadActive
- CZ-3B R/B43209Rocket bodyDecayed
- YZ-1 R/B43210Rocket bodyInactive
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 8 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 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
- 43207
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-018A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RV7
- Canonical slug
- beidou-3-m4-43207
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.