BEIDOU 1B

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BEIDOU 1B is classified as:

TV
Geostationary
Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 26643

Int'l Code: 2000-082A

Perigee: 35,736.1 km

Apogee: 36,426.9 km

Inclination: 12.1 °

Period: 1,450.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 42452 km

RCS: 0.1238 m² (medium)

Launch date: December 20, 2000
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Space-bsaed navigation and positioning system to improve accuracy of weapons and situational awareness of military forces.

1 26643U 00082A   25199.72093679 -.00000310  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 26643  12.1085  29.7575 0081360  81.3507 217.9726  0.99254079 48761

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC