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BEIDOU-2 G7 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 41586)
Track BEIDOU-2 G7 (NORAD catalog number 41586) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2016, launched on the 37th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2016-037A).
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, BEIDOU-2 G7 sits in the geostationary belt roughly 35,786 km above the equator, where its 23.9-hour orbit matches Earth's rotation — seen from the ground it stays parked over the same longitude around the clock. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0005). Its near-equatorial 1.9° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 69.6°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,776 km × 35,814 km |
| Inclination | 1.92° |
| Orbital period | 1436.2 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00045 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2016-037A |
| NORAD catalog number | 41586 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Navigation group
BEIDOU-2 G7 is part of China's BeiDou fleet — one of 173 global-navigation satellites in the WatchSat catalog across GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou. GNSS spacecraft broadcast precise time signals from orbits around 20,000 km up; a phone fixes its position by comparing several of them at once. See the whole navigation group live in 3D.
Can you see BEIDOU-2 G7 from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude BEIDOU-2 G7 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of BEIDOU-2 G7 in the Navigation group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- GSAT0210 (GALILEO 13) (NORAD 41550)
- GSAT0211 (GALILEO 14) (NORAD 41549)
- BEIDOU-2 IGSO-6 (NORAD 41434)
- GSAT-18 (NORAD 41793)
- COSMOS 2514 [GLONASS-M] (NORAD 41330)
- NAVSTAR 76 (USA 266) (NORAD 41328)
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