Satellites/BEIDOU-3 G4

BEIDOU-3 G4

Satellite · ChinaActive

NORAD Number

56564

COSPAR ID

2023-066A

Launched

2023-05-17

site code XICLF

Orbit

GEO

Constellation

BeiDou

Who

Owner / operatorChina National Space Administration

ManufacturerChinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)

CountryChina

Catalogue owner codePRC

Orbit

OrbitingEarth

Orbit classGEO

Perigee35,765 km

Apogee35,809 km

Inclination0.47°

Period1,436.1 min

Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 15:06:38

Mean motion1.00270104 rev/day

Eccentricity0.0005125

Inclination0.4685°

Right ascension of node14.6623°

Argument of perigee213.2129°

Mean anomaly187.6773°

B* drag term0.0000e+0

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch1,285

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).