Beidou Navigation System - List of Satellites (as of November 2012)

List of Satellites (as of November 2012)

Date Launcher Satellite Orbit Usable System
10/31/2000 LM-3A BeiDou-1A GEO 59°E ? BeiDou-1
12/21/2000 LM-3A BeiDou-1B GEO 80°E Yes
5/25/2003 LM-3A BeiDou-1C GEO 110.5°E Yes
2/3/2007 LM-3A BeiDou-1D Supersync orbit No
4/14/2007 LM-3A Compass-M1 MEO ~21,500 km Testing only BeiDou-2 (Compass)
4/15/2009 LM-3C Compass-G2 ? ?
1/17/2010 LM-3C Compass-G1 GEO 144.5°E Yes
6/2/2010 LM-3C Compass-G3 GEO 84°E Yes
8/1/2010 LM-3A Compass-IGSO1 118°E incl 55° Yes
11/1/2010 LM-3C Compass-G4 GEO 160°E Yes
12/18/2010 LM-3A Compass-IGSO2 118°E incl 55° Yes
04/10/2011 LM-3A Compass-IGSO3 118°E incl 55°, 200~35,991 km Yes
07/26/2011 LM-3A Compass-IGSO4 35695 x 35865 km incl 55.2 deg long: 80 to 112 deg E Yes
12/02/2011 LM-3A Compass-IGSO5 35712 x 35873 km incl 55.2 deg long: 79 to 110 deg E Yes
02/24/2012 LM-3C Compass-G5 – Yes
04/29/2012 LM-3B Compass-M3 – Yes
04/29/2012 LM-3B Compass-M4 – Yes
09/18/2012 LM-3B Compass-M5 – Yes
09/18/2012 LM-3B Compass-M6 – Yes
10/25/2012 LM-3C Compass-G6 – Yes

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