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 12.600°
Eccentricity 0.00802
RA ascending node 1.818 hr
Argument perigee 88.401°
Mean anomaly 287.204°
Orbital period 1450.800 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Jun 2026, 10:52

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35740.5 km
Mean Altitude 36081.0 km
Peak Altitude 36421.6 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
PDT

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