Spacecraft information: BD C31

Launch Details
Launched 29 March 2015
Flight ended –
Status Spare
Categories Geostationary
Beidou
Active satellites
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 40549
COSPAR ID 2015-019A
Alternative names BEIDOU-3S IGSO-1S
BEIDOU 17
BEIDOU I1-S
SVN C101
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 49.540°
Eccentricity 0.00363
RA ascending node 19.843 hr
Argument perigee 194.003°
Mean anomaly 349.362°
Orbital period 1435.807 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Dec 2025, 19:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35634.9 km
Mean Altitude 35788.1 km
Peak Altitude 35941.2 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3C R/B YZ-1 R/B

Orbital History

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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