List of BeiDou satellites

This is a list of past and present satellites of the BeiDou/Compass navigation satellite system. As of June 2016, 21 satellites are operational: 6 in geostationary orbits, 8 in 55-degree inclined geosynchronous orbits and 7 in medium Earth orbits. The full constellation is scheduled to comprise 35 satellites.

Satellites

Satellite[1] Launch
date (UTC)		 Launch
site		 Carrier rocket[2] PRN[3] Orbit[3] Status[3] Remarks
BeiDou-1A 2000-10-30
16:02		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3A N/A GEO 140°E Retired
December 2011		 1st generation experimental satellite
BeiDou-1B 2000-12-20
16:20		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3A N/A GEO 80°E Retired
December 2011		 1st generation experimental satellite
BeiDou-1C 2003-05-24
16:34		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3A N/A GEO 110.5°E Retired
December 2012		 1st generation experimental satellite
BeiDou-1D 2007-02-02
16:28		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3A N/A GEO 86°E Retired
February 2009		 1st generation experimental satellite
Compass-M1 2007-04-13
20:11		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3A C30 MEO ~21,500 km Retired In-orbit validation satellite
Compass-G2 2009-04-14
16:16		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3C N/A GEO drifting Retired
Compass-G1 2010-01-16
16:12		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3C C01 GEO 140.0°E Operational
Compass-G3 2010-06-02
15:53		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3C C03 GEO 110.5°E Operational
Compass-IGSO1 2010-07-31
21:30		 Xichang LC-3 Chang Zheng 3A C06 55° inclination IGSO 118°E Operational
Compass-G4 2010-10-31
16:26		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3C C04 GEO 160.0°E Operational
Compass-IGSO2 2010-12-17
20:20		 Xichang LC-3 Chang Zheng 3A C07 55° inclination IGSO 118°E Operational
Compass-IGSO3 2011-04-09
20:47		 Xichang LC-3 Chang Zheng 3A C08 55° inclination IGSO 118°E Operational
Compass-IGSO4 2011-07-26
21:44		 Xichang LC-3 Chang Zheng 3A C09 55° inclination IGSO 95°E Operational
Compass-IGSO5 2011-12-01
21:07		 Xichang LC-3 Chang Zheng 3A C10 55° inclination IGSO 95°E Operational
Compass-G5 2012-02-24
16:12		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3C C05 GEO 58.75°E Operational
Compass-M3 2012-04-29
20:50		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3B C11 MEO ~21,500 km, Slot A07 Operational
Compass-M4 2012-04-29
20:50		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3B C12 MEO ~21,500 km, Slot A08 Operational
Compass-M5 2012-09-18
19:10		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3B C13 MEO ~21,500 km, Slot B03 Retired Ended transmission on 21 Oct. 2014[4]
Compass-M6 2012-09-18
19:10		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3B C14 MEO ~21,500 km Operational
Compass-G6 2012-10-25
15:33		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3C C02 GEO 80°E Operational
BDS I1-S 2015-03-30
13:52		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3C/YZ-1 C31[5] 55° inclination IGSO Operational
BDS M1-S 2015-07-25
12:29		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 C33[5] MEO ~21,500 km, Slot A06 Operational
BDS M2-S 2015-07-25
12:29		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 C34[5] MEO ~21,500 km, Slot A01 Operational
BDS I2-S 2015-09-29
23:13		 Xichang LC-3 Chang Zheng 3B C32[6] 55° inclination IGSO Operational
BDS M3-S 2016-02-01
07:29 [7]		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3C/YZ-1 C35 MEO ~21,500 km, Slot B01 Operational
Compass-IGSO6 2016-03-29
20:11		 Xichang LC-2 Chang Zheng 3A C13 55° inclination IGSO 95°E Operational Had formerly PNR C15[4]
Compass-G7 2016-06-12
15:30		 Xichang LA-3 Chang Zheng 3C C17 GEO 144°E In commissioning

References

  1. ↑ Spaceflight Now - Launch Log
  2. ↑ 北斗卫星导航系统卫星状态
  3. 1 2 3 "The Almanac: GPS World". GPS World. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "IGS MGEX BeiDou". mgex.igs.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  5. 1 2 3 "First Signals of BeiDou Phase 3 Acquired at Ispra, Italy". GPS World. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "New BeiDou TMBOC Signal Tracked; Similar to Future GPS L1C Structure". GPS World. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "China launches 21st Beidou navigation satellite". Xinhua. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-01.

See also

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