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BEIDOU-3 M16

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BEIDOU-3 M16 is a navigation operated by China, currently in medium Earth orbit near 21,514 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 773 minutes at an inclination of 54.1°. It was launched in 2018. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID
43647
COSPAR ID
2018-078A
Type
Navigation
Orbit
MEO
Perigee (lowest)
21,514 km
Apogee (highest)
21,556 km
Inclination
54.10°
Orbital period
773 min
Launch year
2018
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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