Spacecraft information: BD C2

Launch Details
Launched 24 October 2012
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Beidou
Active satellites
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 38953
COSPAR ID 2012-059A
Alternative names BEIDOU-2 G6
COMPASS-G6
SVN C016
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 3.964°
Eccentricity 0.00083
RA ascending node 5.030 hr
Argument perigee 292.185°
Mean anomaly 187.711°
Orbital period 1436.135 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Dec 2025, 01:33

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35759.7 km
Mean Altitude 35794.5 km
Peak Altitude 35829.3 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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