▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	MEO
Inclination	54.1815°
Eccentricity	0.0007887
Period	773.2 min
Apogee	21,550 km
Perigee	21,506 km
Mean motion	1.86227846 rev/day
RAAN	180.4305°
Arg of perigee	30.0033°
Mean anomaly	330.0410°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	5,345

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 5, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 43602U 18067A 26186.16551803 .00000100 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

2 43602 54.1815 180.4305 0007887 30.0033 330.0410 1.86227846 53453

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "BEIDOU-3 M12",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-067A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-05T03:58:20.758+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.86227846,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0007887,
  "INCLINATION": 54.1815,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 180.4305,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 30.0033,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 330.041,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43602,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 5345,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.000001,
  "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-3 M12
Operator	China National Space AdministrationHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Aug 24, 2018HIGHvia 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/43602

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