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 4.088°
Eccentricity 0.00095
RA ascending node 4.997 hr
Argument perigee 296.476°
Mean anomaly 28.668°
Orbital period 1436.062 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Feb 2026, 12:01

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35752.9 km
Mean Altitude 35793.1 km
Peak Altitude 35833.2 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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