List of BeiDou satellites

This is a list of past and present satellites of the BeiDou/Compass navigation satellite system. , 44 satellites are operational: 7 in geostationary orbits (GEO), 10 in 55° inclined geosynchronous orbits (IGSO) and 27 in Medium Earth orbits (MEO). Furthermore, 8 satellites (4 in Medium Earth orbit, 2 in geostationary orbit and 2 in inclined geosynchronous orbit) are undergoing testing or commissioning.

Constellation design

For BeiDou-1, the system consists of 4 GEO satellites (3 active + 1 spare).

For BeiDou-2, the nominal constellation consists of 35 satellites (27 MEO, 5 GEO for BeiDou-1 compatibility, 3 IGSO).

For BeiDou-3, the nominal constellation consists of 30 satellites (24 MEO, 3 GEO, 3 IGSO). The constellation was declared "complete" on 23 June 2020.

Satellites

Summary table

Note: 3S is the experimental / validation constellation for BeiDou-3. Although these satellites may be functional, their message format differs slightly from BD-3.

Full list

Medium Earth Orbit Satellites Orbital slots

See also

• List of Galileo satellites
• List of GLONASS satellites
• List of GPS satellites
• List of NAVIC satellites

References

External links

• BeiDou Constellation Status (Test and Assessment Research Center of China Satellite Navigation Office)
• CelesTrak: Beidou (Orbital elements from NORAD); see search for retired satellites