Satellites/BEIDOU-3 M15
BEIDOU-3 M15
Satellite · ChinaActive
Who
Owner / operatorChina National Space Administration
ManufacturerShanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites, SIMIT
CountryChina
Catalogue owner codePRC
Orbit
OrbitingEarth
Orbit classMEO
Perigee21,519 km
Apogee21,538 km
Inclination53.96°
Period773.3 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 03:03:33
Mean motion1.86227422 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0003432
Inclination53.9529°
Right ascension of node294.8872°
Argument of perigee26.0313°
Mean anomaly333.9666°
B* drag term0.0000e+0
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch5,487
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).