Beidou DW 15 - Norad ID: 38775
| Spacetrack Directory Name | BEIDOU 15 |
| Alternative name | Beidou DW 15 |
| Group | BEIDOU |
| Follow BEIDOU 15 | BEIDOU 15 Tracker |
| Group follow BEIDOU | Tracker BEIDOU |
| Pass predictions BEIDOU 15 | Pass predictions BEIDOU 15 |
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| Days in orbit | 5071 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Chiny (PRC) |
| Starting point | XICLF (Xichang Launch Facility, China) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 21493 km |
| Apogee | 21562 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 56.59° |
| Laps per day | 2 |
| Orbit | MEO (Non-Polar Inclined) |
| Height BEIDOU 15 | 21535.55 km |
The BEIDOU-2 M6 satellite, also known as Beidou DW 15, is operated by CNSA and was manufactured by CAST using a DFH-3 Bus configuration. Launched on September 18, 2012, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XICLF), LC2 pad, it utilized a Chang Zheng 3B launch vehicle for deployment into orbit. The satellite has dimensions of approximately 3 meters in length and 1.7 meters in diameter with a span of 18 meters due to its deployable elements. It weighed 2300 kg at launch and has a dry mass of 1300 kg. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays for power generation along with batteries, BEIDOU-2 M6 is designed for navigation purposes and has an operational lifetime of 8 years. The satellites shape is described as a box with two panels and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 10 square meters.
satellite BEIDOU 15 Date of exalting 18.09.2012y. Average height of ISS BEIDOU 15 hundred 21535.55 km. Average velocity BEIDOU 15 is 13605.67 km/h. Inclination BEIDOU 15 satellite 56.43°.