BEIDOU IGSO 1

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BEIDOU IGSO 1 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 36828

Int'l Code: 2010-036A

Perigee: 35,403.7 km

Apogee: 36,170.8 km

Inclination: 54.2 °

Period: 1,435.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 42158 km

RCS: 31.6228 m² (large)

Launch date: July 31, 2010
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

BEIDOU IGSO 1 is a Chinese navigation satellite part of the government-owned fleet. The Beidou spacecraft is likely headed for a circular orbit about 22,300 miles (35,900 km) high. Unlike satellites in geostationary orbit, it will cover territory near Earth's poles to provide global positioning and timing services. It joins four other Beidou satellites already in space. Two craft launched earlier this year are parked over the equator, while another satellite circles about 13,000 miles [20,900 km] above Earth.

1 36828U 10036A   20058.74432743 -.00000137 +00000-0 +10000-3 0  9992
2 36828 054.1620 184.0243 0090978 232.8908 124.9119 01.00294976035131

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC