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BEIDOU-2 M3
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BEIDOU-2 M3 is a navigation operated by China, currently in medium Earth orbit near 21,480 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 773 minutes at an inclination of 55.8°. It was launched in 2012. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.
Orbital data
- NORAD ID
- 38250
- COSPAR ID
- 2012-018A
- Type
- Navigation
- Orbit
- MEO
- Perigee (lowest)
- 21,480 km
- Apogee (highest)
- 21,591 km
- Inclination
- 55.77°
- Orbital period
- 773 min
- Launch year
- 2012
- Operator
- China
Orbital data from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours. Element epoch: 2026-06-04.
About MEO orbit
Medium Earth Orbit. Between 2,000 and 35,786 km. Home to navigation constellations like GPS (~20,200 km), Galileo, and BeiDou. Orbital period 2 to 24 hours.
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