BEIDOU-2 IGSO-6 (C13)
NORAD 41434· COSPAR 2016-021A· Navigation· IGSO
Launch
Launched on Mar 29, 2016 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 3A.
Long March 3A | Beidou No. 22 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 17:48 UTC
Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
CNSA
Country
China
Manufacturer
CAST
Launched
Mar 29, 2016
Mass
—
Apogee
36,049 km
Perigee
35,532 km
Inclination
60.35°
Period
23.93 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-6 (C13) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (103 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-5.4 km
Rate
-0.05 km/day
Now
35532 × 36049 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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