BEIDOU G2

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BEIDOU G2 is classified as:

Experimental
Geostationary
Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 34779

Int'l Code: 2009-018A

Perigee: 35,342.3 km

Apogee: 36,186.7 km

Inclination: 8.1 °

Period: 1,434.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 42135 km

RCS: 1.5849 m² (large)

Launch date: April 14, 2009
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

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.

1 34779U 09018A   21292.86410663 -.00000085  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 34779   8.0785  51.0944 0100201 235.4792 117.6120  1.00376306 46014

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC