Mission
Navigation · MEO
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction. Two Beidou…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEIDOU-3 M1 2017-069A | Payload | 21508 × 21548 km · 56.8° | Globe |
| BEIDOU-3 M2 2017-069B | Payload | 21513 × 21543 km · 56.8° | Globe |
| YZ-1 R/B 2017-069C | Rocket body | 22173 × 22386 km · 56.4° | Globe |
| CZ-3B R/B 2017-069D | Rocket body | re-entered 2021-09-22 |
COSPAR ID 2017-069 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).