Beidou Navigation System
NORAD ID: 30323
Int'l Code: 2007-003A
Perigee: 35,874.1 km
Apogee: 36,344.9 km
Inclination: 0.8 °
Period: 1,452.3 minutes
Semi major axis: 42480 km
Launch date: February 2, 2007
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Comments: Beidou 2A is a Chinese experimental navigational satellite that was launched by a Long March 3-A rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 16:28 UT on 02 February 2007. It is the fourth member of the experimental Beidou fleet, preparatory to a full-fledged Compass Navigation Satellite System (CNSS) to be established by 2008. Beidou 2A will provide locations for land- and sea-based transportation, and disaster management.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 30323U 07003A 13164.30351983 -.00000209 00000-0 10000-3 0 3684
2 30323 000.8332 252.7916 0055412 354.1821 112.4400 00.99155832 23584
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for BEIDOU 1D
