BEIDOU 1C

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BEIDOU 1C is classified as:

TV
Geostationary
Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 27813

Int'l Code: 2003-021A

Perigee: 35,881.9 km

Apogee: 35,990.0 km

Inclination: 5.9 °

Period: 1,443.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 42306 km

RCS: 25.1189 m² (large)

Launch date: May 24, 2003
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Space-based navigation and positioning system to improve accuracy of weapons and situational awareness of military forces; weather monitoring and telecommunications; final constellation of 4 satellites.

1 27813U 03021A   18174.80014466 -.00000084 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9990
2 27813 005.8830 060.5931 0012769 217.3157 006.0822 00.99766620055218

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC