Satellites/BEIDOU-3 M26

BEIDOU-3 M26

Satellite · ChinaActive

NORAD Number

58655

COSPAR ID

2023-207B

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

Perigee21,520 km

Apogee21,536 km

Inclination55.89°

Period773.2 min

Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-08 12:55:21

Mean motion1.86229445 rev/day

Eccentricity0.000293

Inclination55.8876°

Right ascension of node57.4321°

Argument of perigee252.0314°

Mean anomaly107.9246°

B* drag term0.0000e+0

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch1,951

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).