Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 2
Dec 20, 2000, 04:20 PM UTC
Track in KeepTrackLaunch Overview
Vehicle
Chang Zheng 3A
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Site / Pad
XSC / LC2
Outcome
Success
Flight
Y6
COSPAR Designator
2000-082
Mission
Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 2 (Navigation)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Long March 3A
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Agency launches
7 (5 YTD)
Site launches
31 (4 YTD)
Pad launches
18 (3 YTD)