BEIDOU IGSO 2

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BEIDOU IGSO 2 is classified as:

Geostationary
Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 37256

Int'l Code: 2010-068A

Perigee: 35,622.2 km

Apogee: 35,963.3 km

Inclination: 48.7 °

Period: 1,436.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 42163 km

RCS: 19.9526 m² (large)

Launch date: December 17, 2010
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

BEIDOU IGSO 2 is the seventh operational Beidou satellite launched since 2007. The Beidou, or Compass, network should be ready to provide positioning and navigation services for China and neighboring countries by 2012. Global service should be available from up to 35 Beidou satellites by 2020.

1 37256U 10068A   24256.46434330 -.00000151  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 37256  48.7200 279.7551 0040449 217.7357 129.7287  1.00275360 50347

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC