Satellites/BEIDOU-3 M16
BEIDOU-3 M16
Satellite · ChinaActive
Who
Owner / operatorChina National Space Administration
ManufacturerShanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites, SIMIT
CountryChina
Catalogue owner codePRC
Orbit
OrbitingEarth
Orbit classMEO
Perigee21,509 km
Apogee21,547 km
Inclination53.96°
Period773.2 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 12:46:32
Mean motion1.86232414 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0006833
Inclination53.9568°
Right ascension of node294.873°
Argument of perigee27.5278°
Mean anomaly332.4888°
B* drag term0.0000e+0
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch5,486
Mean elements (OMM) for the SGP4 model, refreshed every 6 hours. They describe the orbit at the epoch shown and drift as time passes, fastest for low orbits.
Source: CelesTrak satellite catalogue and GP data (celestrak.org); owner and manufacturer from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).