BD-2 G3

Compass-G3 (BD-2 G3)

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 141

BD-2 = Beidou-2

Launch data:

Designation	36590 / 10024A
Launch date	02 Jun 2010 - 15:53 UT
Launch site	Xichang, LC1B
Launch vehicle	CZ-3C
Mission	Military: Navigation/GPS
Geostationary orbit on Jun 8.78:
Perigee / Apogee	35773 x 35797 km
Eccentricity	2.73E-04
Inclination	1.83 deg
Period	1436.03 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC)
Platform	DFH-3 Bus
Operator	Chinese Defense Ministry
Mass at launch	2200 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	> million years, operational

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
July 2010	84.70° E

Mission details:

Part of Compass constellation.
China launched the 4th Beidou Navigation Satellite on Jun 2, 2010 into a 205 x 35647 km x 20.5 deg geostationary transfer orbit. On Jun 8 it was in a 35773 x 35797 km x 1.8 deg GEO at 84.7E.

Ref.: #7(JR629), #14, #206, #226, #233 - update: 03.07.10