BEIDOU I1-S

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BEIDOU I1-S is classified as:

Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 40549

Int'l Code: 2015-019A

Perigee: 35,640.7 km

Apogee: 35,955.4 km

Inclination: 50.6 °

Period: 1,436.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 42169 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: March 30, 2015
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

BEIDOU I1-S is a satellite that is part of China's Beidou navigation system. This launch marked the first spacecraft put in orbit for the third phase of the deployment of China's Beidou network, which has provided regional navigation coverage over the Asia-Pacific since the end of 2012. China aims to have the Beidou system sending positioning and timing signals worldwide by 2020.

1 40549U 15019A   24139.44765794 -.00000163  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 40549  50.6296 304.5383 0037315 191.2787 354.5781  1.00256537 33459

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC