● ORBIT ING-NOW

BEIDOU-2

NORAD 37948 · COSPAR 2011-073A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #5458 @ 35304 x 36273 km x 47.4227 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-08 20:31 UTC · 40.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
BEIDOU-2 IGSO-5
1 37948U 11073A 26312.85530838 -.00000222 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 37948 47.4227 269.7379 0114874 224.8894 316.5602 1.00265134054581
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
December 1st 2011
Spacecraft age
14 years, 11 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Chinese Ministry of National Defense
Purpose
Navigation/Global Positioning
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 3A
Contractor
Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC)
Launch mass
4,200 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
47.4227°
Period
1436.19 min
Perigee
35304 km
Apogee
36273 km
Eccentricity
0.0114874
RAAN
269.7379°
Arg of Perigee
224.8894°
Mean Motion
1.00265134 rev/d