BEIDOU 1C

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BEIDOU 1C is classified as:

TV
Geostationary
Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 27813

Int'l Code: 2003-021A

Perigee: 35,875.8 km

Apogee: 35,987.1 km

Inclination: 6.5 °

Period: 1,443.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42302 km

RCS: 25.1189 m² (large)

Launch date: May 24, 2003
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Space-based navigation and positioning system to improve accuracy of weapons and situational awareness of military forces; weather monitoring and telecommunications; final constellation of 4 satellites.

1 27813U 03021A   19170.62920234 -.00000243 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9993
2 27813 006.5303 058.5697 0013152 252.9255 339.9515 00.99782586058813

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC