BEIDOU-3 IGSO-3 (C40)
NORAD 44709· COSPAR 2019-073A· Navigation· IGSO
Launch
Launched on Nov 4, 2019 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 IGSO-3 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 11:36 UTC
Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
CNSA
Country
China
Manufacturer
CAST
Launched
Nov 4, 2019
Mass
—
Apogee
35,993 km
Perigee
35,598 km
Inclination
54.66°
Period
23.94 h
Part of the BeiDou constellation · this satellite is one of 56
Chinese navigation constellation. Mix of MEO, GEO, and IGSO.
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for BEIDOU-3 IGSO-3 (C40) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (63 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-5.4 km
Rate
-0.05 km/day
Now
35598 × 35993 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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