BEIDOU 1B

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BEIDOU 1B is classified as:

TV
Geostationary
Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 26643

Int'l Code: 2000-082A

Perigee: 35,729.6 km

Apogee: 36,434.2 km

Inclination: 10.8 °

Period: 1,450.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 42452 km

RCS: 0.1238 m² (medium)

Launch date: December 20, 2000
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Space-bsaed navigation and positioning system to improve accuracy of weapons and situational awareness of military forces.

1 26643U 00082A   23027.66232769  .00000018  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 26643  10.8143  35.6457 0082994  56.2285 121.2651  0.99252567 39803

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC