BEIDOU G3

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BEIDOU G3 is classified as:

Geostationary
Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 36590

Int'l Code: 2010-024A

Perigee: 35,752.0 km

Apogee: 35,836.2 km

Inclination: 2.7 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 6.3096 m² (large)

Launch date: June 2, 2010
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

BEIDOU G3 is the fourth spacecraft to be launched in the second-generation Beidou constellation. Two previous satellites were placed in geosynchronous orbit, including the system's newest member launched in January. Another spacecraft is operating in an orbit about 13,000 miles [20,900 km] above Earth.

1 36590U 10024A   24117.59695170 -.00000120  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 36590   2.6916  60.4836 0009983 341.5793 107.5398  1.00270605 50938

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC