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BEIDOU-2 IGSO-7

Navigation (BeiDou IGSO) · CNSA / China

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One of the last BeiDou-2 IGSO satellites, maintaining the regional navigation service as BeiDou-3 takes over global navigation. The BeiDou-2 IGSO component provides continuity for millions of devices designed for the earlier system, ensuring backward compatibility as China transitions to its globally capable third-generation constellation.

Its orbit

Orbit
Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
Altitude
21,958–22,524 mi (35,338–36,248 km)
Inclination
55.2°
One orbit
23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
NORAD ID
43539
Int’l designator
2018-057A
Launched
2018

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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