Key statistics
Satellite BEIDOU 11 at a glance.
Uptime
4937
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
2.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BEIDOU 11.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BEIDOU 11
International designator: 2012-008A
Object number (NORAD): 38091
Object ID (CCSDS): 38091
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.077 minutes
Inclination: 2.8439 deg
SMA: 42164.336 km
Apoapsis: 35811.294 km
Periapsis: 35761.109 km
RAAN: 71.0722 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005951
Argument of periapsis: 235.9981 deg
Mean anomaly: 1.5159 deg
Mean motion: 1.00273196 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 6:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BEIDOU 11
TLE line 1: 1 38091U 12008A 25242.75200837 .00000060 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 38091 2.8439 71.0722 0005951 235.9981 1.5159 1.00273196 49457
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BEIDOU 11.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
BEIDOU 11 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3C | Compass-G5’, on board a Long March 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 24, 2012, 4:12 p.m. from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2).
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Long March 3C | Compass-G5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 24, 2012, 4:12 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 3
Launch pad: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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