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BeiDou

China Satellite Navigation Office · China

Median orbit
21,521 km · 54.3°
Active
49
Inactive
4
Decayed
0
On orbit
59
Total launched
59
Launches
42
Launched 30 d
0
Launched 365 d
0
First launch
24 May 2003
Last launch
19 Sept 2024
Activity scorederived
0.0
launch cadence index
Snapshot
11 Sept 2026 22:42 UTC

Deployment

Deployment timeline

Cumulative satellites launched

Cumulative satellites launched by month02040602003201020122016201820192024

Launched per month

Satellites launched per month01232003-052010-102012-092016-062018-092019-112024-09

Orbits

Orbital shells

Perigee altitude · satellites per 25 km

Perigee altitude histogram0102022K km24K km26K km28K km30K km32K km34K km36K km

Inclination · satellites per 5°

Inclination histogram051015200°10°20°30°40°50°60°

Largest shells (perigee × inclination)

PerigeeInclinationSatellites
21,520 km54.00°9
21,510 km54.00°5
21,510 km57.00°4
21,500 km54.00°3

Shells bucket current elements to 20 km × 1°. Orbit classes are derived.

Launches

Launch history · 42 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellitesActive
2024-16819 Sept 2024Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2023-20726 Dec 2023Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2023-06617 May 2023Xichang Satellite Launch Center11
2019-09016 Dec 2019Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2019-07823 Nov 2019Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2019-07304 Nov 2019Xichang Satellite Launch Center11
2019-06122 Sept 2019Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2019-03524 Jun 2019Xichang Satellite Launch Center11
2019-02717 May 2019Xichang Satellite Launch Center11
2019-02320 Apr 2019Xichang Satellite Launch Center11
2018-09318 Nov 2018Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2018-07815 Oct 2018Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2018-07219 Sept 2018Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2018-06724 Aug 2018Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2018-06229 Jul 2018Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2018-05709 Jul 2018Xichang Satellite Launch Center11
2018-02929 Mar 2018Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2018-01812 Feb 2018Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2018-00311 Jan 2018Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2017-06905 Nov 2017Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2016-03712 Jun 2016Xichang Satellite Launch Center11
2016-02129 Mar 2016Xichang Satellite Launch Center11
2016-00601 Feb 2016Xichang Satellite Launch Center10
2015-05329 Sept 2015Xichang Satellite Launch Center10
2015-03725 Jul 2015Xichang Satellite Launch Center20
2015-01930 Mar 2015Xichang Satellite Launch Center10
2012-05925 Oct 2012Xichang Satellite Launch Center11
2012-05018 Sept 2012Xichang Satellite Launch Center21
2012-01829 Apr 2012Xichang Satellite Launch Center22
2012-00824 Feb 2012Xichang Satellite Launch Center11

Showing the 30 most recent launches.

Fleet

Recent satellites

All satellites in this constellation →
SatelliteNORADStatusLaunchedPerigeeApogeeIncl.
BEIDOU-3 M2761187Active19 Sept 202421,526 km21,530 km54.39°
BEIDOU-3 M2561186Active19 Sept 202421,516 km21,541 km54.39°
BEIDOU-3 M2658655Active26 Dec 202321,526 km21,531 km55.84°
BEIDOU-3 M2858654Active26 Dec 202321,526 km21,530 km55.83°
BEIDOU-3 G456564Active17 May 202335,765 km35,809 km0.44°
BEIDOU-3 M2044865Active16 Dec 201921,492 km21,565 km56.64°
BEIDOU-3 M1944864Active16 Dec 201921,484 km21,572 km56.64°
BEIDOU-3 M2144794Active23 Nov 201921,521 km21,536 km53.83°
BEIDOU-3 M2244793Active23 Nov 201921,515 km21,542 km53.85°
BEIDOU-3 IGSO-344709Active04 Nov 201935,591 km35,986 km54.66°
BEIDOU-3 M2344543Active22 Sept 201921,512 km21,545 km54.39°
BEIDOU-3 M2444542Active22 Sept 201921,503 km21,554 km54.39°

Timeline

Events

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  1. Decommission

    BEIDOU-3S IGSO-1S reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → S.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  2. Decommission

    BEIDOU-3S M2S reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → S.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  3. Decommission

    BEIDOU-3S M1S reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → S.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  4. Decommission

    BEIDOU-3S IGSO-2S reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → S.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%