Spacecraft information: BD C8

Launch Details
Launched 8 April 2011
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Beidou
Active satellites
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 37384
COSPAR ID 2011-013A
Alternative names BEIDOU-2 IGSO-3
COMPASS-IGSO3
SVN C008
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 62.450°
Eccentricity 0.00355
RA ascending node 2.657 hr
Argument perigee 183.433°
Mean anomaly 150.277°
Orbital period 1436.263 min
Epoch of osculation 17 Jul 2026, 22:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35647.5 km
Mean Altitude 35797.0 km
Peak Altitude 35946.5 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3A R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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