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 61.930°
Eccentricity 0.00316
RA ascending node 2.887 hr
Argument perigee 175.481°
Mean anomaly 25.197°
Orbital period 1436.292 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Jul 2025, 13:24

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35664.4 km
Mean Altitude 35797.6 km
Peak Altitude 35930.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CZ-3A R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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