Launch · COSPAR 2015-053 · 29 Sept 2015

BEIDOU-3S IGSO-2S

Name: Launch 2015-053 — BEIDOU-3S IGSO-2S
Start: 2015-09-29
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 2

Payload Payload · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
BEIDOU-3S IGSO-2S BeiDou	40938	2015-053A	Inactive	GEO	35,506 / 36,060 km	49.09°	on orbit	China Satellite Navigation Office

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
CZ-3B R/B	40939	2015-053B	Decayed	LEO	85 / 605 km	53.96°	08 Apr 2016	—

Record

Timeline

11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
DecommissionBEIDOU-3S IGSO-2S reported inactive
SATCAT status changed ? → S.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 2015-053; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.