Spacecraft information: 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 4.105°
Eccentricity 0.00050
RA ascending node 4.143 hr
Argument perigee 311.199°
Mean anomaly 36.261°
Orbital period 1436.098 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Dec 2025, 15:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35772.5 km
Mean Altitude 35793.8 km
Peak Altitude 35815.0 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3C 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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