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Beidou
BD 1 [CAST]
The BD 1 (Beidou 1) satellites were the 1st phase of the chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. The first phase uses only geostationary satellites, in contrast to GPS and GLONASS. This reduces the number of satellites, but limits the coverage to a less than hemispherical area. The basic constellation requires 3 satellites. The satellites are based on the DFH-3 Bus.
The fourth satellite failed shortly after launch but was later reported to have been finally activated and entered service.
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD 1A | 2000-069A | 30.10.2000 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD 1B | 2000-082A | 20.12.2000 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD 1C | 2003-021A | 24.05.2003 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD 1D | 2007-003A | 02.02.2007 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD-2 M1 (Beidou 1) | 2007-011A | 13.04.2007 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD-2 G2 (Beidou 2) | 2009-018A | 14.04.2009 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3C | ||
| BD-2 G1 (Beidou 3) | 2010-001A | 16.01.2010 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3C | ||
| BD-2 G3 (Beidou 4) | 2010-024A | 02.06.2010 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3C | ||
| BD-2 I1 (Beidou 5) | 2010-036A | 31.07.2010 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD-2 G4 (Beidou 6) | 2010-057A | 31.10.2010 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3C | ||
| BD-2 I2 (Beidou 7) | 2010-068A | 17.12.2010 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD-2 I3 (Beidou 8) | 2011-013A | 09.04.2011 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD-2 I4 (Beidou 9) | 2011-038A | 26.07.2011 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD-2 I5 (Beidou 10) | 2011-073A | 01.12.2011 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD-2 G5 (Beidou 11) | 2012-008A | 24.02.2012 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3C | ||
| BD-2 M3 (Beidou 12) | 2012-018A | 29.04.2012 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G1 | with BD-2 M4 | |
| BD-2 M4 (Beidou 13) | 2012-018B | 29.04.2012 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G1 | with BD-2 M3 | |
| BD-2 M2 (Beidou 14) | 2012-050A | 18.09.2012 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G1 | with BD-2 M5 | |
| BD-2 M5 (Beidou 15) | 2012-050B | 18.09.2012 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G1 | with BD-2 M2 | |
| BD-2 G6 (Beidou 16) | 2012-059A | 25.10.2012 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3C | ||
| BD-3 I1-S (Beidou 17) | 2015-019A | 30.03.2015 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3C/G3Z | ||
| BD-3 M1-S (Beidou 18) | 2015-037A | 25.07.2015 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M2-S | |
| BD-3 M2-S (Beidou 19) | 2015-037B | 25.07.2015 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M1-S | |
| BD-3 I2-S (Beidou 20) | 2015-053A | 29.09.2015 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G2 | ||
| BD-3 M3-S (Beidou 21) | 2016-006A | 01.02.2016 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3C/G3Z | ||
| BD-2 I6 (Beidou 22) | 2016-021A | 29.03.2016 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD-2 G7 (Beidou 23) | 2016-037A | 12.06.2016 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3C/G2 | ||
| BD-3 M1 (Beidou 24) | 2017-069A | 05.11.2017 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M2 | |
| BD-3 M2 (Beidou 25) | 2017-069B | 05.11.2017 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M1 | |
| BD-3 M7 (Beidou 26) | 2018-003A | 11.01.2018 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M8 | |
| BD-3 M8 (Beidou 27) | 2018-003B | 11.01.2018 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M7 | |
| BD-3 M3 (Beidou 28) | 2018-018A | 12.02.2018 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M4 | |
| BD-3 M4 (Beidou 29) | 2018-018B | 12.02.2018 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M3 | |
| BD-3 M9 (Beidou 30) | 2018-029 | 29.03.2018 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M10 | |
| BD-3 M10 (Beidou 31) | 2018-029 | 29.03.2018 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M9 | |
| BD-2 I7 (Beidou 32) | 2018-057A | 09.07.2018 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3A | ||
| BD-3 M5 (Beidou 33) | 2018-062A | 29.07.2018 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M6 | |
| BD-3 M6 (Beidou 34) | 2018-062B | 29.07.2018 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M5 | |
| BD-3 M11 (Beidou 35) | 2018-067A | 24.08.2018 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M12 | |
| BD-3 M12 (Beidou 36) | 2018-067A | 24.08.2018 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M11 | |
| BD-3 M13 (Beidou 37) | 2018-072 | 19.09.2018 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M14 | |
| BD-3 M14 (Beidou 38) | 2018-072 | 19.09.2018 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M13 | |
| BD-3 M15 (Beidou 39) | 2018-078 | 15.10.2018 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M16 | |
| BD-3 M16 (Beidou 40) | 2018-078 | 15.10.2018 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M15 | |
| BD-3 G1Q (Beidou 41) | 2018-085A | 01.11.2018 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3 | ||
| BD-3 M17 (Beidou 42) | 2018-093 | 18.11.2018 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M18 | |
| BD-3 M18 (Beidou 43) | 2018-093 | 18.11.2018 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M17 | |
| BD-3 I1 (Beidou 44) | 2019-023A | 20.04.2019 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3 | ||
| BD-2 G8 (Beidou 45) | 2019-027A | 20.04.2015 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3C/G2 | ||
| BD-3 I2 (Beidou 46) | 2019-035A | 24.06.2019 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3 | ||
| BD-3 M23 (Beidou 47) | 2019-061A | 22.09.2019 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M20 | |
| BD-3 M24 (Beidou 48) | 2019-061B | 22.09.2019 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M19 | |
| BD-3 I3 (Beidou 49) | 2019-073A | 04.11.2019 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3 | ||
| BD-3 M21 (Beidou 50) | 2019-078A | 23.11.2019 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M22 | |
| BD-3 M22 (Beidou 51) | 2019-078B | 23.11.2019 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M21 | |
| BD-3 M19 (Beidou 52) | 2019-090A | 16.12.2019 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M20 | |
| BD-3 M20 (Beidou 53) | 2019-090B | 16.12.2019 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M19 | |
| BD-3 G2 (Beidou 54) | 2020-017A | 09.03.2020 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3 | ||
| BD-3 G3 (Beidou 55) | - | 23.06.2020 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3 | ||
| BD-3 G4 (Beidou 56) | 2023-066A | 17.05.2023 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3 | ||
| BD-3 M25 (Beidou 57) | 2023-207 | 16.12.2019 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M26 | |
| BD-3 M26 (Beidou 58) | 2023-207 | 16.12.2019 | Xi LC-3 | CZ-3B/G3Z | with BD-3 M25 | |
| To be launched | ||||||
Further BD (Beidou) missions:
- BD 1 [DFH-3 Bus]
- BD 2G 1, ..., 6 [DFH-3 Bus]
- BD 2M 1, ..., 5 / BD 2I 1, ..., 6 [DFH-3 Bus]
- BD 3G 1, ..., 5 [DFH-3B Bus]
- BD 3I (Type 1) 1
- BD 3I (Type 2) 2
- BD 3M (Type 1) 1, 2
- BD 3M (Type 2) 3
