Satellites/BEIDOU-3 M27

BEIDOU-3 M27

Satellite · ChinaActive

NORAD Number

61187

COSPAR ID

2024-168C

Launched

2024-09-19

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

Perigee21,523 km

Apogee21,533 km

Inclination54.34°

Period773.2 min

Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-08 10:22:14

Mean motion1.86230365 rev/day

Eccentricity0.000191

Inclination54.338°

Right ascension of node297.195°

Argument of perigee336.9627°

Mean anomaly204.8048°

B* drag term0.0000e+0

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch1,194

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).