▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	4.4686°
Eccentricity	0.0009150
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,826 km
Perigee	35,749 km
Mean motion	1.00269175 rev/day
RAAN	73.3130°
Arg of perigee	330.3631°
Mean anomaly	357.9238°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	5,010

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 38953U 12059A 26188.09043057 -.00000162 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998

2 38953 4.4686 73.3130 0009150 330.3631 357.9238 1.00269175 50103

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "BEIDOU-2 G6",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2012-059A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:10:13.201+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00269175,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000915,
  "INCLINATION": 4.4686,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 73.313,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 330.3631,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 357.9238,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 38953,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 5010,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000162,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	BEIDOU-2 G6
Operator	China National Space AdministrationHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Oct 25, 2012HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	3060HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/38953

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.