BEIDOU-2 IGSO-3 (C08)
NORAD 37384· COSPAR 2011-013A· Navigation· IGSO
Launch
Launched on Apr 9, 2011 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 3A.
Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-3 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-08-18 22:04 UTC
Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
CNSA
Country
China
Manufacturer
CAST
Launched
Apr 9, 2011
Mass
—
Apogee
35,955 km
Perigee
35,643 km
Inclination
62.50°
Period
23.94 h
Part of the BeiDou constellation · this satellite is one of 56
Chinese navigation constellation. Mix of MEO, GEO, and IGSO.
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for BEIDOU-2 IGSO-3 (C08) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Raising
Change
+5.7 km
Rate
+0.06 km/day
Now
35643 × 35955 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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