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    BEIDOU-3 M16
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 14 October 2018 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | Beidou Active satellites | 
| Launch site | Xichang Launch Facility, PRC | 
| Owner | People's Republic of China | 
| NORAD ID | 43647 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2018-078A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 54.303° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00063 | 
| RA ascending node | 20.541 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 17.485° | 
| Mean anomaly | 342.561° | 
| Orbital period | 773.228 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 28 Oct 2025, 01:23 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 21517.6 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 21535.1 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 21552.5 km | 
Orbital History
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