BEIDOU G2

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BEIDOU G2 is classified as:

Experimental
Geostationary
Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 34779

Int'l Code: 2009-018A

Perigee: 35,380.2 km

Apogee: 36,261.8 km

Inclination: 5.3 °

Period: 1,437.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 42191 km

RCS: 1.5849 m² (large)

Launch date: April 14, 2009
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

BEIDOU 2B is the second satellite of China's second-generation navigation fleet, which will eventually include more than 30 satellites parked in geostationary and medium-altitude orbits. China launched the first Compass satellite bound for a medium-altitude orbit two years ago. Compass G2 is the first geostationary satellite of the group. The fleet will beam precise position, altitude and time information to users on the ground.

1 34779U 09018A   17176.14197291 -.00000328 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9998
2 34779 005.3499 059.3124 0104478 200.6525 158.7413 01.00174650030208

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC