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 61.586°
Eccentricity 0.00317
RA ascending node 3.040 hr
Argument perigee 180.842°
Mean anomaly 189.216°
Orbital period 1436.131 min
Epoch of osculation 21 Nov 2024, 16:27

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35660.9 km
Mean Altitude 35794.4 km
Peak Altitude 35927.9 km

Orbital History

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CZ-3A R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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