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    BEIDOU-3 M12
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 23 August 2018 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | Beidou Active satellites | 
| Launch site | Xichang Launch Facility, PRC | 
| Owner | People's Republic of China | 
| NORAD ID | 43602 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2018-067A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 54.184° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00088 | 
| RA ascending node | 12.595 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 36.459° | 
| Mean anomaly | 323.684° | 
| Orbital period | 773.247 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 27 Oct 2025, 22:37 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 21511.0 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 21535.5 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 21560.1 km | 
Orbital History
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