BEIDOU-2 M4 (C12)
NORAD 38251 · 2012-018B
PAYLOAD ACTIVE UNKNOWN
§ Identity
- Operator
- —
- Country
- PRC
- Launch date
- 2012-04-29
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launch vehicle
- —
- Mass (kg)
- —
- RCS (m²)
- 7.94
Purposes: nav
External: N2YO · Heavens-Above · Gunter
§ Orbital elements
Epoch: 2026-09-11T00:49:33.601152Z
- Period
- 773.24 min
- Inclination
- 55.5803°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014224
- Mean motion
- 1.86229392 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 21,488.5 km
- Apogee alt
- 21,567.9 km
- Semi-major
- 27,906.3 km
- B*
- 0.0000e+0
- RAAN
- 301.1830°
- Arg perigee
- 272.3678°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.5423°
- Rev number
- 9,754
§ Raw data
BEIDOU-2 M4 (C12)1 38251U 12018B 26254.03441668 -.00000049 00000+0 00000+0 0 99942 38251 55.5803 301.1830 0014224 272.3678 87.5423 1.86229392 97547
JSON: /api/v1/satellites/38251 · /tle
For live sub-satellite position, see the globe view (requires WebGL).
§ Visibility from observer
Set your observer location to see the next 7 days of passes ≥ 10°. The values pass through the URL so the page stays shareable.
No JS? Fill the form by hand. The geolocation button needs JavaScript.
§ Radio — SatNOGS DB
| Mode | Description | Downlink | Uplink |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSK | B1 GNSS RHCP | 1.561 GHz | — |
| FM | B2 GNSS | 1.207 GHz | — |
| FM | B3 GNSS | 1.269 GHz | — |
| FM | BDS MEOSAR - RHCP 48 dBm | 1.544 GHz | — |
| FM | Mode S | 2.256 GHz | — |
| FM | Mode S2 | 2.202 GHz | — |
6 transmitters · refreshed weekly from db.satnogs.org