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: 35,638.0 km

Apogee: 35,960.2 km

Inclination: 48.6 °

Period: 1,436.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 42170 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   24325.81643130 -.00000206  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 37256  48.5933 278.9056 0038200 218.1485 322.5703  1.00252659 51037

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC