Spacecraft information: BD C9

Launch Details
Launched 25 July 2011
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Beidou
Active satellites
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 37763
COSPAR ID 2011-038A
Alternative names BEIDOU-2 IGSO-4
COMPASS-IGSO4
SVN C009
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 54.585°
Eccentricity 0.01492
RA ascending node 11.151 hr
Argument perigee 230.094°
Mean anomaly 299.127°
Orbital period 1435.978 min
Epoch of osculation 21 Dec 2025, 10:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35162.5 km
Mean Altitude 35791.4 km
Peak Altitude 36420.3 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3A 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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