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Satellite · NORAD 38091 · COSPAR 2012-008A

BEIDOU-2 G5

ActivePayloadGEONavigation derived

Altitude now

35,771.1km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.08km/s

Inclination

3.78°

Period

23.9 h

1,436.2 min

Perigee

35,759km

Apogee

35,817km

orbit freshOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:13 UTC (6.7 h old)· Metadata updated 10 h ago

Live position

Ground track & current position

Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.

Ground track of BEIDOU-2 G5BEIDOU-2 G5
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Latitude
3.465° S
Longitude
58.848° E
Altitude
35771.1 km
Velocity
3.076 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:13 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Navigation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
10.2 m²
Constellation membership derived
BeiDou via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • BEIDOU-2 G5Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
China Satellite Navigation Office
SATCAT owner code
PRC · People's Republic of China
Country
China CN

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
24 Feb 2012
COSPAR launch id
2012-008
Launch site
Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Objects from the same launch · 40+

All objects from launch 2012-008 →

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner Code∅ → PRCCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → GEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources →

  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 10 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 10 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All events →

No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
38091
COSPAR / international designator
2012-008A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69QZ
Canonical slug
beidou-2-g5-38091

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Navigation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.