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BEIDOU-3S IGSO-1S

SpareNavigationGEO

Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).

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Launch

Launch date
March 30, 2015 at 01:52 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3C/YZ-1 →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,956 km
Periapsis
35,629 km
Inclination
49.21°
Orbital period
1436.39 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Chinese Ministry of National Defense
Manufacturer
Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC)
Users
Military/Government
Launch mass
4,200 kg
Design lifetime
8 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-019A
NORAD catalog №
40549
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
11.7883 m²
Status
Spare