Beidou Navigation System
NORAD ID: 34779
Int'l Code: 2009-018A
Perigee: 35,536.0 km
Apogee: 35,994.3 km
Inclination: 2.6 °
Period: 1,434.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 42136 km
Launch date: April 14, 2009
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Comments: 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.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 34779U 09018A 13170.24001795 .00000000 00000-0 10000-3 0 8924
2 34779 002.5689 068.8352 0054380 171.0591 188.5560 01.00373947 15506
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for BEIDOU G2
