Beidou DW 13 - Norad ID: 38251
| Spacetrack Directory Name | BEIDOU 13 |
| Alternative name | Beidou DW 13 |
| Group | BEIDOU |
| Follow BEIDOU 13 | BEIDOU 13 Tracker |
| Group follow BEIDOU | Tracker BEIDOU |
| Pass predictions BEIDOU 13 | Pass predictions BEIDOU 13 |
| Orbit launches |
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| Days in orbit | 5212 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Chiny (PRC) |
| Starting point | XICLF (Xichang Launch Facility, China) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 21484 km |
| Apogee | 21572 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 55.61° |
| Laps per day | 2 |
| Orbit | MEO (Non-Polar Inclined) |
| Height BEIDOU 13 | 21535.48 km |
The BEIDOU-2 M4 satellite, also known as Beidou DW 13, is operated by CNSA and was manufactured by CAST. It uses a DFH-3 Bus configuration and has dimensions of 3 meters in length, 1.7 meters in diameter, and spans 18 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. The satellite was launched on April 29, 2012, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XICLF) at Launch Pad LC2 using a Chang Zheng 3B launch vehicle. It has a dry mass of 1300 kilograms and a launch mass of 2300 kilograms. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power, its purpose is navigation. The satellites shape consists of a box with two panels, and it has an RCS value of 7.9433. The mission was designed to last for 8 years.
satellite BEIDOU 13 Date of exalting 29.04.2012y. Average height of ISS BEIDOU 13 hundred 21535.48 km. Average velocity BEIDOU 13 is 13605.67 km/h. Inclination BEIDOU 13 satellite 55.77°.
In the table below we show the frequencies BEIDOU 13.
| Downlink | Mode |
|---|---|
| 2256.000 MHz | FM |
| 1544.210 MHz | FM |
| 1207.140 MHz | FM |
| 1268.520 MHz | FM |
| 2202.000 MHz | FM |
| 1561.098 MHz | FSK |