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BEIDOU-2 G7 (C03)

NORAD 41586· COSPAR 2016-037A· Navigation· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jun 12, 2016 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 3C.
Long March 3C | Beidou-2 G7
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:12 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
CNSA
Country
China
Manufacturer
CAST
Launched
Jun 12, 2016
Mass
Apogee
35,815 km
Perigee
35,777 km
Inclination
1.92°
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 G7 (C03) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+2.4 km
Rate
+0.02 km/day
Now
35777 × 35815 km
357953582635763May 28Sep 9
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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