BEIDOU-3 M16 is a payload in MEO orbit, operated by China National Space Administration, launched 2018.
| Orbit class | MEO |
| Inclination | 54.0717° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006777 |
| Period | 773.2 min |
| Apogee | 21,547 km |
| Perigee | 21,509 km |
| Mean motion | 1.86232277 rev/day |
| RAAN | 299.3331° |
| Arg of perigee | 40.2782° |
| Mean anomaly | 319.7996° |
| B* | 0.0000e+0 |
| Rev at epoch | 5,250 |
1 43647U 18078A 26186.81286110 -.00000059 00000-0 00000-0 0 99932 43647 54.0717 299.3331 0006777 40.2782 319.7996 1.86232277 52504{
"OBJECT_NAME": "BEIDOU-3 M16",
"OBJECT_ID": "2018-078A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-05T19:30:31.199+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 1.86232277,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.00067769,
"INCLINATION": 54.0717,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 299.3331,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 40.2782,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 319.7996,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 43647,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 5250,
"BSTAR": 0,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -5.9e-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.
| Name | BEIDOU-3 M16 |
| Operator | |
| Country | China |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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