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: 35,895.8 km

Apogee: 35,970.1 km

Inclination: 8.0 °

Period: 1,443.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42303 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   21259.74046896 -.00000371  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 27813   8.0252  53.8881 0008787 294.1099  42.5150  0.99777212 66998

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC