Satellites/BEIDOU-3 M28

BEIDOU-3 M28

Satellite · ChinaActive

NORAD Number

58654

COSPAR ID

2023-207A

Launched

2023-12-26

site code XICLF

Orbit

MEO

Constellation

BeiDou

Who

Owner / operatorChina National Space Administration

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

CountryChina

Catalogue owner codePRC

Orbit

OrbitingEarth

Orbit classMEO

Perigee21,524 km

Apogee21,532 km

Inclination55.88°

Period773.2 min

Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 06:40:06

Mean motion1.86229645 rev/day

Eccentricity0.0001433

Inclination55.8862°

Right ascension of node57.4205°

Argument of perigee263.8339°

Mean anomaly96.1399°

B* drag term0.0000e+0

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch1,954

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).