Spacetrack Directory Name | BD-17 |
Alternative name | BEIDOU 17 |
Follow BD-17 | BD-17 Tracker |
Pass predictions BD-17 | Pass predictions BD-17 |
Orbit launches | 2015-03-30 (9 years ago) |
Days in orbit | 3528 |
Country/organisation of origin | Chiny (PRC) |
Starting point | XICLF (Xichang Launch Facility, China) |
Categories | |
Perigee | 35620 km |
Apogee | 35933 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 50.28° |
Laps per day | 1 |
Orbit | GEO |
Height BD-17 | 35791.89 km |
BD?17 63 is a low-mass K type star in the southern constellation Cetus. It is a 9th magnitude star at a distance of about 112 light years from Earth.
The star BD-17 63 is named Felixvarela. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Cuba, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Felix Varela (1788?1853) was the first to teach science in Cuba.