Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Beidou-1D
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,200.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2007
4th orbital launch attempt
Long March 3
32nd mission
1st mission of 2007
27th successful mission
18th consecutive successful mission