BeiDou
Operated by People's Republic of China
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
BeiDou is China's satellite navigation system. The completed third-generation constellation mixes medium Earth, inclined geosynchronous, and geostationary orbits to give global coverage with regional enhancements over Asia.
BeiDou accounts for 62 cataloged objects, of which 62 are in orbit and 50 are active. The first launched in 2003, the most recent in 2024. The busiest year was 2018, with 18 added. Most fly near a 54-degree inclination with an orbital period around 773 minutes.
62
In orbit
50
Active
62
Total launched
0
Reentered
BeiDou launched per year
Still in orbit Click a year to list its satellites.
Typical specifications
Most common values across cataloged BeiDou satellites.
| Manufacturer | CAST |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Navigation |
| Launch mass | 1014 kg |
| Dry mass | 850 kg |
| Length | 2.2 m |
| Diameter | 1.7 m |
| Span | 10 m |
| Shape | Box + 2 Pan |
| Power | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Propulsion | FY-25 |
| Design life | 12 years |
| Equipment | ? |
| Typical orbit | 773 min period, 54° inclination |
Spacecraft buses
The platforms BeiDou satellites are built on.
Launched on
BeiDou satellites
Track any of them live in KeepTrack.
| Name | NORAD | COSPAR | Bus | Launched | Orbit | Status | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEIDOU-3 M28 Beidou DW 60 | 61187 | 2024-168C | BD-3M | Sep 19, 2024 | 773 min, 54.4° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M27 Beidou DW 59 | 61186 | 2024-168B | BD-3M | Sep 19, 2024 | 773 min, 54.4° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M26 Beidou DW 58 | 58655 | 2023-207B | BD-3M | Dec 26, 2023 | 773 min, 55.8° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M28 Beidou DW 57 | 58654 | 2023-207A | BD-3M | Dec 26, 2023 | 773 min, 55.8° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 G4 Beidou DW 56 | 56564 | 2023-066A | DFH-3B | May 17, 2023 | 1436 min, 0.5° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 G3 Beidou DW 55 | 45807 | 2020-040A | DFH-3B | Jun 23, 2020 | 1436 min, 2.5° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 G2 Beidou DW 54 | 45344 | 2020-017A | DFH-3B | Mar 9, 2020 | 1436 min, 2.9° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M20 Beidou DW 53 | 44865 | 2019-090B | BD-3M | Dec 16, 2019 | 773 min, 56.6° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M19 Beidou DW 52 | 44864 | 2019-090A | BD-3M | Dec 16, 2019 | 773 min, 56.6° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M21 Beidou DW 50 | 44794 | 2019-078B | BD-3M2 | Nov 23, 2019 | 773 min, 53.9° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M22 Beidou DW 51 | 44793 | 2019-078A | BD-3M2 | Nov 23, 2019 | 773 min, 53.9° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 IGSO-3 Beidou DW 49 | 44709 | 2019-073A | DFH-3B | Nov 4, 2019 | 1436 min, 54.9° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M23 Beidou DW 47 | 44543 | 2019-061B | BD-3M/SAR | Sep 22, 2019 | 773 min, 54.4° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M24 Beidou DW 48 | 44542 | 2019-061A | BD-3M/SAR | Sep 22, 2019 | 773 min, 54.4° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 IGSO-2 Beidou DW 46 | 44337 | 2019-035A | DFH-3B | Jun 24, 2019 | 1436 min, 55.3° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 G8 Beidou DW 45 | 44231 | 2019-027A | DFH-3B | May 17, 2019 | 1436 min, 1.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 IGSO-1 Beidou DW 44 | 44204 | 2019-023A | DFH-3B | Apr 20, 2019 | 1436 min, 58.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M18 Beidou DW 43 | 43707 | 2018-093B | BD-3M/SAR | Nov 18, 2018 | 773 min, 54.2° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M17 Beidou DW 42 | 43706 | 2018-093A | BD-3M/SAR | Nov 18, 2018 | 773 min, 54.2° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 G1 Beidou DW 41 | 43683 | 2018-085A | DFH-3B | Nov 1, 2018 | 1436 min, 2.9° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M15 Beidou DW 39 | 43648 | 2018-078B | BD-3M/SAR | Oct 15, 2018 | 773 min, 54.1° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M16 Beidou DW 40 | 43647 | 2018-078A | BD-3M/SAR | Oct 15, 2018 | 773 min, 54.1° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M14 Beidou DW 38 | 43623 | 2018-072B | BD-3M/SAR | Sep 19, 2018 | 773 min, 56.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M13 Beidou DW 37 | 43622 | 2018-072A | BD-3M/SAR | Sep 19, 2018 | 773 min, 56.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M11 Beidou DW 35 | 43603 | 2018-067B | BD-3M2 | Aug 24, 2018 | 773 min, 54.2° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M12 Beidou DW 36 | 43602 | 2018-067A | BD-3M2 | Aug 24, 2018 | 773 min, 54.2° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M6 Beidou DW 34 | 43582 | 2018-062B | BD-3M | Jul 29, 2018 | 773 min, 54.1° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M5 Beidou DW 33 | 43581 | 2018-062A | BD-3M | Jul 29, 2018 | 773 min, 54.1° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 IGSO-7 Beidou DW 32 | 43539 | 2018-057A | DFH-3 | Jul 9, 2018 | 1437 min, 55.2° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M10 Beidou DW 31 | 43246 | 2018-029B | BD-3M2 | Mar 29, 2018 | 773 min, 54.2° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M9 Beidou DW 30 | 43245 | 2018-029A | BD-3M2 | Mar 29, 2018 | 773 min, 54.2° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M3 Beidou DW 28 | 43208 | 2018-018B | BD-3M | Feb 12, 2018 | 773 min, 56.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M4 Beidou DW 29 | 43207 | 2018-018A | BD-3M | Feb 12, 2018 | 773 min, 56.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M8 Beidou DW 27 | 43108 | 2018-003B | BD-3M2 | Jan 11, 2018 | 773 min, 54.3° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M7 Beidou DW 26 | 43107 | 2018-003A | BD-3M2 | Jan 11, 2018 | 773 min, 54.3° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M2 Beidou DW 25 | 43002 | 2017-069B | BD-3M | Nov 5, 2017 | 773 min, 56.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3 M1 Beidou DW 24 | 43001 | 2017-069A | BD-3M | Nov 5, 2017 | 773 min, 56.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 G7 Beidou DW 23 | 41586 | 2016-037A | DFH-3B | Jun 12, 2016 | 1436 min, 1.8° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 IGSO-6 Beidou DW 22 | 41434 | 2016-021A | DFH-3 | Mar 29, 2016 | 1436 min, 60.2° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3S M3S Beidou DW 21 | 41315 | 2016-006A | BD-3M2 | Feb 1, 2016 | 773 min, 56.7° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3S IGSO-2S Beidou DW 20 | 40938 | 2015-053A | BD-3I | Sep 29, 2015 | 1436 min, 49.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3S M1S Beidou DW 18 | 40749 | 2015-037B | BD-3M | Jul 25, 2015 | 773 min, 54.8° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3S M2S Beidou DW 19 | 40748 | 2015-037A | BD-3M | Jul 25, 2015 | 773 min, 54.8° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-3S IGSO-1S Beidou DW 17 | 40549 | 2015-019A | BD-3I | Mar 30, 2015 | 1430 min, 49.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 G6 Beidou DW 16 | 38953 | 2012-059A | DFH-3B | Oct 25, 2012 | 1436 min, 4.5° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 M6 Beidou DW 15 | 38775 | 2012-050B | DFH-3 | Sep 18, 2012 | 773 min, 56.6° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 M5 Beidou DW 14 | 38774 | 2012-050A | DFH-3 | Sep 18, 2012 | 773 min, 56.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 M4 Beidou DW 13 | 38251 | 2012-018B | DFH-3 | Apr 29, 2012 | 773 min, 55.6° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 M3 Beidou DW 12 | 38250 | 2012-018A | DFH-3 | Apr 29, 2012 | 773 min, 55.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 G5 Beidou DW 11 | 38091 | 2012-008A | DFH-3B | Feb 24, 2012 | 1436 min, 3.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 IGSO-5 Beidou DW 10 | 37948 | 2011-073A | DFH-3 | Dec 1, 2011 | 1436 min, 47.6° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 IGSO-4 Beidou DW 9 | 37763 | 2011-038A | DFH-3 | Jul 26, 2011 | 1436 min, 54.6° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 IGSO-3 Beidou DW 8 | 37384 | 2011-013A | DFH-3 | Apr 9, 2011 | 1436 min, 62.5° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 IGSO-2 Beidou DW 7 | 37256 | 2010-068A | DFH-3 | Dec 17, 2010 | 1436 min, 47.5° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 G4 Beidou DW 6 | 37210 | 2010-057A | DFH-3B | Oct 31, 2010 | 1436 min, 3.7° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 IGSO-1 Beidou DW 5 | 36828 | 2010-036A | DFH-3 | Jul 31, 2010 | 1436 min, 54.3° | Active | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 G3 Beidou DW 4 | 36590 | 2010-024A | DFH-3B | Jun 2, 2010 | 1436 min, 4.6° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 G1 Beidou DW 3 | 36287 | 2010-001A | DFH-3B | Jan 16, 2010 | 1436 min, 4.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 G2 Beidou DW 2 | 34779 | 2009-018A | DFH-3B | Apr 14, 2009 | 1524 min, 11.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-2 M1 Beidou DW 1 | 31115 | 2007-011A | DFH-3 | Apr 13, 2007 | 812 min, 50.9° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-1 G4 Beidou DSW 4 | 30323 | 2007-003A | DFH-3 | Feb 2, 2007 | 1452 min, 10.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| BEIDOU-1 G3 Beidou DSW 3 | 27813 | 2003-021A | DFH-3 | May 24, 2003 | 1443 min, 11.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
Frequently asked questions
How many BeiDou satellites are in orbit?
62 BeiDou objects are currently in orbit, out of 62 ever cataloged. 0 have reentered.
How many BeiDou satellites are active?
50 BeiDou satellites carry an active status in the catalog.
When did the first BeiDou satellite launch?
The first cataloged BeiDou object launched in 2003, and the most recent in 2024.
Who operates BeiDou?
BeiDou is operated by People's Republic of China.
How can I track BeiDou satellites?
You can track the BeiDou fleet live in the KeepTrack 3D tracker, or open any individual satellite from the list on this page.