BEIDOU I2-S

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BEIDOU I2-S is classified as:

• Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 40938
Int'l Code: 2015-053A
Perigee: 35,583.4 km
Apogee: 35,991.4 km
Inclination: 52.5 °
Period: 1,435.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 42158 km
RCS: Unknown
Launch date: September 29, 2015
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

BEIDOU I2-S is a Chinese spaceraft member of Beidou navigation satellites constellation. The satellite is heavier than other current-generation models of Chinese navigation craft, has a more precise hydrogen atomic clock, and was destined for one of the Beidou system's inclined orbits. BEIDOU I2-S is the 20th member of the Beidou fleet launched by China, and the fourth satellite put into space since China started full-scale deployment of a 35-spacecraft constellation to provide global navigation coverage by 2020.

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1 40938U 15053A   20273.07209421 -.00000097  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 40938  52.4634 283.0439 0048388 192.3154  12.1496  1.00294403 18437

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