BEIDOU IGSO 2

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BEIDOU IGSO 2 is classified as:

• Geostationary
• Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 37256
Int'l Code: 2010-068A
Perigee: 35,652.5 km
Apogee: 35,941.7 km
Inclination: 48.9 °
Period: 1,436.3 minutes
Semi major axis: 42168 km
RCS: 19.9526 m² (large)
Launch date: December 17, 2010
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

BEIDOU IGSO 2 is the seventh operational Beidou satellite launched since 2007. The Beidou, or Compass, network should be ready to provide positioning and navigation services for China and neighboring countries by 2012. Global service should be available from up to 35 Beidou satellites by 2020.

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NSS 12 Track 1 satellite(s)

1 37256U 10068A   24139.84170635 -.00000221  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 37256  48.9351 281.1762 0034290 208.8502 156.9791  1.00259768 49183

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC