▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	MEO
Inclination	54.8517°
Eccentricity	0.0009203
Period	773.2 min
Apogee	21,554 km
Perigee	21,502 km
Mean motion	1.86232412 rev/day
RAAN	301.3582°
Arg of perigee	257.5406°
Mean anomaly	102.3800°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	7,449

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 40748U 15037A 26188.19050975 -.00000063 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

2 40748 54.8517 301.3582 0009203 257.5406 102.3800 1.86232412 74497

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "BEIDOU-3S M2S",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2015-037A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:34:20.042+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.86232412,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0009203,
  "INCLINATION": 54.8517,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 301.3582,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 257.5406,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 102.38,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 40748,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 7449,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -6.3e-7,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	BEIDOU-3S M2S
Operator	China National Space AdministrationHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Jul 25, 2015HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	1014HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/40748

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.