Geostationary
BEIDOU-2 IGSO-4
Navigation (BeiDou IGSO) · CNSA / China
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Part of BeiDou-2's regional navigation constellation. The accumulation of multiple IGSO satellites provides BeiDou with more simultaneous navigation signals over Asia than GPS — meaning Chinese users typically have more satellite signals available for positioning, improving both accuracy and reliability, particularly in challenging reception environments like cities and mountain valleys.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 21,821–22,663 mi (35,118–36,472 km)
- Inclination
- 54.6°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 37763
- Int’l designator
- 2011-038A
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 21 Sep 2026.
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