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: 35,333.6 km

Apogee: 36,229.2 km

Inclination: 4.9 °

Period: 1,435.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 42152 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   16270.81451161 -.00000465  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 34779   4.8654  60.8174 0106233 192.8528 167.0635  1.00316025 27482

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC