Key statistics
Satellite BEIDOU 16 at a glance.
Uptime
4798
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
4.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BEIDOU 16.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BEIDOU 16
International designator: 2012-059A
Object number (NORAD): 38953
Object ID (CCSDS): 38953
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.128 minutes
Inclination: 3.9519 deg
SMA: 42165.334 km
Apoapsis: 35820.408 km
Periapsis: 35753.991 km
RAAN: 75.4972 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00078758
Argument of periapsis: 289.8907 deg
Mean anomaly: 34.6349 deg
Mean motion: 1.00269636 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000161 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BEIDOU 16
TLE line 1: 1 38953U 12059A 25347.64845045 -.00000161 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 38953 3.9519 75.4972 0007876 289.8907 34.6349 1.00269636 48040
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BEIDOU 16.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
BEIDOU 16 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3C | Compass-G6’, on board a Long March 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 25, 2012, 3:33 p.m. from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2).
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Long March 3C | Compass-G6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 25, 2012, 3:33 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 3
Launch pad: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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