BEIDOU-3 M2

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BEIDOU-3 M2 is classified as:

Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 43002

Int'l Code: 2017-069B

Perigee: 21,518.7 km

Apogee: 21,551.7 km

Inclination: 56.2 °

Period: 773.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 27906 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 5, 2017
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

BEIDOU-3 M2 is a new member of China's Beidou positioning network. The satellite is the 25th to join the Beidou fleet, which currently includes around 15 operational navigation craft. The third-generation satellites now being launched by China feature higher-performance rubidium and hydrogen atomic clocks, inter-satellite links, improved spatial signal accuracy, better compatibility with other countries' navigation satellites, and offer search-and-rescue services. The third-generation Beidou spacecraft can provide positioning accuracies between 2.5 and 5 meters (8.2 to 16.4 feet).

1 43002U 17069B   24337.41629795 -.00000017  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 43002  56.2018  81.7022 0005918 325.8352  34.1173  1.86230912 48131

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC