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    BEIDOU-2 G8
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 16 May 2019 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | Geostationary Beidou Active satellites | 
| Launch site | Xichang Launch Facility, PRC | 
| Owner | People's Republic of China | 
| NORAD ID | 44231 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2019-027A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 1.548° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00070 | 
| RA ascending node | 4.969 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 258.133° | 
| Mean anomaly | 81.968° | 
| Orbital period | 1436.047 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 30 Oct 2025, 15:23 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 35763.1 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 35792.8 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 35822.5 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
CZ-3C R/B