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 12.001°
Eccentricity 0.00798
RA ascending node 2.020 hr
Argument perigee 77.086°
Mean anomaly 105.222°
Orbital period 1450.887 min
Epoch of osculation 02 May 2025, 19:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35744.0 km
Mean Altitude 36082.7 km
Peak Altitude 36421.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CZ-3A R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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