▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	MEO
Inclination	54.1700°
Eccentricity	0.0010148
Period	773.2 min
Apogee	21,557 km
Perigee	21,500 km
Mean motion	1.86228350 rev/day
RAAN	181.6348°
Arg of perigee	293.2643°
Mean anomaly	102.2619°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	5,190

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 43706U 18093A 26187.69392715 .00000115 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

2 43706 54.1700 181.6348 0010148 293.2643 102.2619 1.86228350 51904

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "BEIDOU-3 M17",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-093A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:39:15.306+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.8622835,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0010148,
  "INCLINATION": 54.17,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 181.6348,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 293.2643,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 102.2619,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43706,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 5190,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000115,
  "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 M17
Operator	China National Space AdministrationHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Nov 18, 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/43706

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