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BEIDOU-2 IGSO-5

OperationalNavigationGEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
December 1, 2011 at 09:07 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3A →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,266 km
Periapsis
35,306 km
Inclination
47.69°
Orbital period
1436.07 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Chinese Ministry of National Defense
Manufacturer
Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC)
Users
Military/Government
Launch mass
4,200 kg
Dry mass
1,900 kg
Design lifetime
8 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2011-073A
NORAD catalog №
37948
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
12.5893 m²
Status
Operational