Spacecraft information: CHINASAT 31

Launch Details
Launched 19 December 2000
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 26643
COSPAR ID 2000-082A
Alternative names BEIDOU-1 *
CHINASAT-31
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.341°
Eccentricity 0.00765
RA ascending node 1.907 hr
Argument perigee 84.698°
Mean anomaly 70.374°
Orbital period 1450.892 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Dec 2025, 12:24

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35757.9 km
Mean Altitude 36082.8 km
Peak Altitude 36407.7 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3A R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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