BD C3

Launch Details
Launched 1 June 2010
Flight ended
Status Partially operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 36590
COSPAR ID 2010-024A
Alternative names BEIDOU-2 G3
COMPASS-G3
SVN C004
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 3.662°
Eccentricity 0.00079
RA ascending node 4.162 hr
Argument perigee 349.580°
Mean anomaly 252.796°
Orbital period 1436.085 min
Epoch of osculation 21 Jun 2025, 20:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35760.1 km
Mean Altitude 35793.5 km
Peak Altitude 35826.9 km

Orbital History

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CZ-3C R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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