BEIDOU 16

38953
Spacetrack Directory Number
2012-10-25
Orbit launches
35786.28 km
Average height
11068.96 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information BEIDOU 16 - Beidou DW 16

Spacetrack Directory Name BEIDOU 16
Alternative name Beidou DW 16
Group BEIDOU
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Orbit launches 2012-10-25 (13 years ago)
Days in orbit 5033
Country/organisation of origin Chiny (PRC)
Starting point XICLF (Xichang Launch Facility, China)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 35751 km
Apogee 35823 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 4.54°
Laps per day 1
Orbit GEO
Height BEIDOU 16 35786.28 km

Additional information BEIDOU 16

BEIDOU-2 G6, also known as Beidou DW 16, is a navigation satellite launched by CNSA on October 25, 2012, from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XICLF) using the Chang Zheng 3C launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3 meters in length and 1.7 meters in diameter with a span of 18 meters. It has a dry mass of 1700 kilograms and was launched with a total mass of 3060 kilograms. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries, the satellites mission is navigation, with an expected lifetime of 8 years. The spacecraft uses the DFH-3B bus configuration and is manufactured by CAST. It operates under a box plus two panel shape design and has a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 2.5119.

satellite BEIDOU 16 Date of exalting 25.10.2012y. Average height of ISS BEIDOU 16 hundred 35786.28 km. Average velocity BEIDOU 16 is 11068.96 km/h. Inclination BEIDOU 16 satellite 4.08°.

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Update time: 2026-08-06 12:25:12
Average height of ISS BEIDOU 16 is: 35786.28km
Average velocity BEIDOU 16 is: 11068.96km/h
Average orbit height BEIDOU 16 is: 4.08°
BEIDOU 16 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 2012-10-25
BEIDOU 16 is from 5033 days Days in orbit.