BEIDOU-2 G1

NORAD 36287· COSPAR 2010-001A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO

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Orbit class

GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)

Operator

CNSA

Country

China

Manufacturer

CAST

Launched

Jan 16, 2010

Mass

—

Apogee

35,805 km

Perigee

35,783 km

Inclination

4.28°

Period

23.94 h

Launch

Launched on Jan 16, 2010 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3C.

Long March 3C | Compass-G1 →

Summary from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0)

Compass-G1, also known as Beidou-2 G1, is a Chinese navigation satellite which will become part of the Compass navigation system. It was launched in January 2010, and became the third Compass satellite to be launched after Compass-M1 and Compass-G2.

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