BEIDOU 1D

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BEIDOU 1D is classified as:

NORAD ID: 30323

Int'l Code: 2007-003A

Perigee: 35,870.1 km

Apogee: 36,349.8 km

Inclination: 8.6 °

Period: 1,452.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 42480 km

RCS: 20.1745 m² (large)

Launch date: February 2, 2007
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Beidou 2A is a Chinese experimental navigational satellite that was launched by a Long March 3-A rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 16:28 UT on 02 February 2007. It is the fourth member of the experimental Beidou fleet, preparatory to a full-fledged Compass Navigation Satellite System (CNSS) to be established by 2008. Beidou 2A will provide locations for land- and sea-based transportation, and disaster management.

1 30323U 07003A   24337.88291873  .00000077  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 30323   8.5640  62.7242 0056453 255.3900 113.3224  0.99154351 65145

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC