BEIDOU M1

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BEIDOU M1 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 31115

Int'l Code: 2007-011A

Perigee: 22,454.6 km

Apogee: 22,464.0 km

Inclination: 51.3 °

Period: 812.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 28830 km

RCS: 5.4613 m² (large)

Launch date: April 13, 2007
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

This satellite is part of the nation's Compass space-based navigation system, which aims to provide precise location, velocity and timing information to users. State media did not name the satellite launched Friday, but earlier members of the Compass constellation were called Beidou, which means Big Dipper when translated in English. The system is similar to the U.S. Global Positioning System and other navigation satellite fleets in development by Russia and the European Union

1 31115U 07011A   24116.21221617 -.00000008  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 31115  51.2785 245.2996 0001625  13.8995 346.0751  1.77349258 62265

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC