▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	2.9160°
Eccentricity	0.0008472
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,822 km
Perigee	35,750 km
Mean motion	1.00273557 rev/day
RAAN	96.8469°
Arg of perigee	354.1087°
Mean anomaly	57.7438°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	2,826

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43683U 18085A 26188.17673240 -.00000095 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996

2 43683 2.9160 96.8469 0008472 354.1087 57.7438 1.00273557 28267

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "BEIDOU-3 G1",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-085A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:14:29.679+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00273557,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0008472,
  "INCLINATION": 2.916,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 96.8469,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 354.1087,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 57.7438,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43683,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 2826,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -9.5e-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-3 G1
Operator	China National Space AdministrationHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Nov 1, 2018HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	3060HIGHvia 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/43683

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