BD-2I3

Compass-IGSO3 (BD-2 I3)

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 157

Also called: Beidou DW8, Compass G-8 and Beidou IGSO 3

Designation	37384 / 11013A
Launch date	09 April 2011 - 20:47:04 UT
Launch site	Xichang, LC1A
Launch vehicle	CZ-3A (Y19)
Mission	Military: Navigation/Global positioning
Geosynchronous orbit on Apr 13.84:
Perigee / Apogee	35598 x 35698 km
Eccentricity	0.001
Inclination	55.29 deg
Period	1429.05 min

Prime manufactor	Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC)
Platform
Operator	China Defense Ministery
Mass at launch	2300 kg (2230? kg)
Dry Mass	1130 kg
Basic shape	Box + 2 panels
Dimension (m)	1.70 high 18.10 span
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	> million years (Operational)

Date	Position	Remarks
Sept 2011	118° E	GSO, 55° incl.?

Part of Compass constellation.
A Beidou navigation satellite was launched on Apr 9, 2011. The Chinese defense ministry referred to it as 'di ba ke beidou daohang weixing' (Beidou Navigation Satellite 8) while the CALT launch organization called it 'beidou er hai weixing' (Beidou 2 satellite). JSR refer to it as BDW 8 (Beidou Daohang Weixing 8), a satellite in the Beidou-2 series (i.e. 2nd generation). The satellite was injected into a 192 x 34892 km x 55.1 deg transfer orbit and then entered an inclined geosynchronous orbit of 35694 x 35870 km x 55.3 deg at 2048 UTC on Apr 13.

Ref.: #7(JR640), #84a, #206, #226, #233 - update: 16.10.11