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 3.553°
Eccentricity 0.00086
RA ascending node 5.140 hr
Argument perigee 324.170°
Mean anomaly 268.804°
Orbital period 1436.154 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jul 2025, 19:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35758.7 km
Mean Altitude 35794.8 km
Peak Altitude 35830.9 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CZ-3C R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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